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This week, my wife, Marty, and I had the honor of attending a church planter's retreat sponsored by the Converge Northwest District and held at the beautiful Cannon Beach Christian Conference Center on the rugged Pacific coast in northern Oregon. Read on to discover just a small amount of what was seen and heard at that relaxed gathering. Maybe you and your church can learn from my observations.
Seniors have a lot to offer to God and others in your church fellowship. What are some of these "perks" that can be shared.
There are certain guiding documents that a local church needs to have handy as they journey down the road of ministry. They not only need to be handy, they need to be updated and used frequently by leadership who are responsible for navigation. Your question for the day is, does your church have current guiding documents? Check to see if your church has the following guiding documents.
The first year of ministry in a new church is a very important season of shepherding and leading a congregation. This time can enhance or cause major problems in the future. Care should be taken to avoid some popular mistakes pastors make in that first year. Consider them prayerfully and carefully.
What lessons can we learn about church leadership from the book of Nehemiah. This blog focuses on Nehemiah's main task of rebuilding the walls and gates of Jerusalem, the chosen home of God's people and place of worship. It may help you to answer the question of what needs rebuilding in your church and what the Lord may want you to do about it.
Covid-19 will be known as the season of the face mask. But face masks are not new. In fact, in churches they have been worn for over 2000 years. I'm speaking of emotional or personal face masks. Read this blog to find out more about wearing masks to church.
Wondering what you can do to increase your ministry effectiveness during the Covid-19 crisis? Try picking up your phone. This blog describes how this season of social isolation might be a good time to talk.
Every ministry in your church probably started with some vision, excitement, and hope for the future. But ministries like churches have a life-cycle and that means ministries have to or need to die at some point. How do you handle the end of a ministry in your church? What do you do?
There are several ways to select leaders for your church, but what is the best way? I ask this because I've seen so many churches do not put much thought, prayer, and planning into this very important ministry. Read this blog to help you find a better way of selecting new leaders for your church.
Another great man of God, Ravi Zacharias, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on May 19, 2020. He was one of my heroes of the faith. This blog is my tribute to Ravi.
One of the things I've learned from being an intentional interim pastor is that leading a church toward health, transition, and growth is like running a race down a long and winding road. But there's more to it than running. Let me suggest some things in this blog that are important to remember in this road race.