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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.
There are many unanswered questions about the micro church movement (MCM). In Part 2 of this blog, read five more questions and comments remaining from Part 1.
The Micro Church Movement (MCM) is a relatively new development to the USA and Canada. Generally speaking, it refers to a growing number of small and simple expressions of missional churches that may or may not be connected to a larger, more traditional church or a network of micro churches. The number of micro churches is growing and many formerly churched, disaffiliated, and unchurched people are part of this movement. That's very encouraging but I have many questions about this new movement. This blog is the first of two blogs that discuss some unanswered questions that I have about micro churches.
Your church can benefit from the transitional ministry of an intentional or interventional interim lead pastor when one or more of the following characteristics are present. Read on to discover these transition characteristics.
During 2020, the use of social media has been the source of way too much division and negativity. Virtually everyone using Facebook or Twitter has lost friends over differing opinions and viewpoints, especially political ones, or they have chosen to "defriend" people who were on their friends or peeps list. How sad all this is. For my last ministry blog of 2020, let me share with you how we can get back to using social media to build up rather than tear down relationships.
I like lists so here's another one. This one is for church members who are working on trying to find and call a new pastor in a church that's in-between lead pastors.
Thanksgiving week is a good time to remind pastors and leaders about beginning or practicing some healthy habits. Here are some ideas for you.
What are core values for a church or Christian ministry? Borrowing from Dr. Aubrey Malphurs, core values are (or should be) the core, passionate, Bible-based convictions that determine your ministry behavior, and shape your identity. Everything you do in your church or ministry should reflect your values unless you have just a wish list. Therefore, pastors and church leaders need to continually ask, what are our core values? In this blog are some things that will reflect your church or organization's actual core values.
This year's election, which is still not decided at the time of writing this blog, is a difficult one for pastors. Read on for some of the reasons.
There's something about church ministry that causes pastors to forget three important words. Almost everyone in ministry needs to know these words and use them. They are short and simple, and they work well together. There's nothing theological about them unless you are talking about the theology of work. Let's discover them together.
As you examine your ministry in the church, what are some things you need to note and correct with God's help? To get you started, here are 10 mistakes you might need to correct