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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.
In this blog you will find some important numbers that may improve your ministry as a pastor. Keep reading to find out more.
When a pastor leaves a church for any reason, the pastor, his family, and the church will experience grief. Go deeper with me on that topic in this blog.
Every church pastor and leader needs to frequently ask and answer three big questions of their churches. The big three are no strangers, for you might even have preached on one or more of them recently. These questions rise up from the pages of Scripture like giant pillars of polished granite truth for the church and all followers of Jesus. They are applications of Matthew 22:34-40 and Matthew 28:18-20. Let me share the questions with you so you can apply your answers.
I will never forget an initial coaching session over the phone with an ethnic pastor. I was born and raised in the US and he was born and raised in a Middle-eastern location where Christians are frequently persecuted. I had known him for about a year and wanted to establish a coaching relationship to help him in his ministry. The purpose of my first coaching call to him was to establish a relationship with him as his coach. I also wanted to explain what our coaching conversations would be all about. After our conversation, it dawned on me that sometimes, coaching ministry leaders will not work, at least initially. My story and commentary may help you understand more about when coaching may not work.
This blog reveals ten things most churches should avoid. Read it to discover what they are.
Healthy churches do a lot if it. And, they do it well. Communication is a top priority for churches that want to remain healthy and be effective in ministry for the Lord and His Kingdom. I'm sure you want that for your church. This blog focuses on just one area of church life and ministry – your search for and calling of a new pastor. And reflecting on its contents just might help you improve other areas of ministry. Read on to find out more.
Some people ask, "Why plant churches?" They might continue, "Don't we have enough churches already in America/our city/our neighborhood?" There are a number of reasons, and here are some of them.
Some of us have learned the hard way the principle of two (or three) in church ministry. Let me share it with you. The principle of three goes like this: Whenever you start a ministry, begin with two leaders, if not three. When you do, the probability of success increases significantly if not exponentially. Read on to find out more about this important principle.
Church elders or leaders need to avoid some common mistakes, especially if they are new to the higher levels of church leadership. Read the following blog to discover ten of the most common mistakes that have been made by church board members
There are many things I wish I had known about being a pastor before I became one and the list could go on and on, but the following are some of the most important.