The other day, I was asked by a pastor on Facebook about my weekly schedule when I was in the parish. It took some time to put together, but here's my "typical" schedule.
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The other day, I was asked by a pastor on Facebook about my weekly schedule when I was in the parish. It took some time to put together, but here's my "typical" schedule.
I was speaking with a pastor in Iowa the other day and shared that I'd just completed forty years in parish ministry. He offered some generous congratulatory sentiments and thanked me for my
"We've got lots of opportunities. What we don't have are the members to take advantage of any of them. Everyone is exhausted." ExhaustedTiredDepletedWiped Out Let's be honest, the pandemic and the post-pandemic migration
WARNING: This isn't one of our church growth posts. Instead, I'm taking a moment to share what I believe is an important pastoral care/theology kind of question. Read on with that warning :-)
Over the years, I’ve worked with a lot of pastors and congregations who claimed they were ready to grow their churches. I’d love to tell you that virtually all of these congregations flourished,
This morning, I had the opportunity to reach out to a colleague who was struggling to grow his church. He was averaging about twenty-five, but on Easter there were over 100 who showed