I’m trying something a little different today. For a while I’ve been thinking about how to revamp my fortuitous bouncing Saturday posts. I’m sure some of you think they’re perfect, but the reality is that each week only a fraction of people read and follow the links compared to other posts during the week. One…
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Church Ministry with Diminishing Resources
For most churches, the recent economic downturn has not been a favorable thing. Almost every church I know of in my area has laid off many staff members and reduced budgets in order to remain operating within this new reality. At my church we’ve had to make significant lay offs on 3 separate occasions in…
Take Your Pick
I went to a church out of state a few months back and grabbed a sheet of paper that listed all their different service options. Granted, this isn’t reflective of most churches because most churches simple aren’t big enough to even begin thinking about doing something like this. But among large churches this type of…
Would You, If No One Noticed?
In today’s age of the internet, technology, and social media, everyone wants to share everything that is happening all the time. I touched on this subject a couple months ago, but I want to look at it in a different way today. Matthew 6:1 has a warning for us: Watch out! Don’t do your good…
When a Church is Dying
Saw this quote a while back and really identify with the truth in it. People debate how to recognize when a church is dying all the time. Most people look at declining offerings, budgets, staff, or attendance, but I agree with this quote that a dying church is something far different than that. When the…
If You Could Be Led By One Pastor…
In today’s world of podcasts and blogs and church websites, we have the opportunity to sit under the teaching of just about any pastor we choose despite most of us calling another church our home. There’s good and bad to this I won’t get into right now. I am curious though… If you could sit…