Summer Priorities – Tip 1: Leadership
Focus the shortlist of people with whom you will step up mentoring in the next year. Prayerfully review your membership list (or better, if you keep records, the names of regular worship participants). Identify the names of individuals who have shown signs of serious spiritual discipline and mission attitude. Make one list of emerging new leaders. Make […]
The Success Factor
When it comes to church leadership, there seems to be a word that sends more shivers of horror down their spines than the combination of Stephen King, M. Night Shyamalan, and Boris Karloff could ever pull off. Indeed, this word evokes a fear is so insidious that it’s paralyzing and many church leaders run for […]
Weddings, Counseling
(2004) From Bill Easum in response to many posts Don’t take this wrong but why are so many of you requiring yourself to do so much counseling?  Sounds as if some of you are investing more time in this than in reaching the unchurched, never churched and dechurched.  The more you insist on you doing three sessions […]
Worship Websites
1. http://www.sacramentis.com/ Sally Morgenthaler 2. http://www.worshipinfo.com/ Worship Books, Articles, Reviews,Keyboard Tutorials, Sound System Design,Multimedia Presentations, MIDI & Synthesizer Info/Tutorials, Worship Classified Listings, Worship Links, Conferences, Seminars, Worship CDs, Christian Music Arrangements, Sheet Music, MIDI Song Files 3. http://www.worshiptogether.com/ Worship leaders resources, conferences, music. 4. http://www.ginghamsburg.org 5. http://www.midnightoilproductions.net   Lin Wilson and Jason Moore who used to be at Ginghamsburg church 6. http://www.integritymusic.com/ worship resources, articles, seminars, CD’s […]
Diversity
Diversity is a loaded word in the church … especially in the Mainline. A church that can claim to embrace diversity immediately gets warm smiles from judicatory officials and others “in the know.” Indeed, diversity is seen by many, if not most, to be one of the most desirable characteristics of a faithful church. Whether […]
The Effective Mission Statement
A mission statement is the rudder that points the ship in the direction it’s called to go, and therefore must be sure, strong, and clear so that there is no doubt by anyone where the ship is going. The purpose (mission) of the church is to make disciples. Each church must wrestle with its setting […]