Resources for Youth
Search Institute, 700 South Third St., Minneapolis, MN 55415. Phone (800)888-7828. Write for their catalog. Their quarterly newsletter is called SOURCE and is worth ordering. Search Institute. Phone (800)888-7828. “The Troubled Journey: Full Report,” Peter L. Benson, Search Institute. Surveys 47,000 6th – 12th graders and suggests strategies for those working with youth. , Shelby Andress, Search […]
Looking for a Worship Leader?
If you’re looking for a full-time worship leader, which is the number one hire after the lead pastor, there is a head hunting group that specializes in this area. Find them at www.slingshotgroup.net
Has the World Gone Mad – A Rant
Yesterday Social Security recipients learned that for the first time in history Social Security recipients will not be getting a cost of living wage increase (COLA). Well, that sucks. And if that was not enough in the same notice they learned that their charges for Medicare part B would be going up. At the same time, we continue to hear about […]
Living in a Wildcard Age
In my latest book, Doing Ministry in Hard Times, I included a chapter on Living in a Wildcard world. I grew up in a wild card world where the probabilities far outweighed the wildcards. You could, with a certain degree of accuracy, predict what would happen next. Today, it’s impossible because the wildcards outweigh the […]
Hard Times Are a Leader’s Training School Paradise
In difficult times, churches have a tendency to clap shut their shutters, hide their money under mattresses, and delay anything that might be innovative and new – especially if it costs more than a nickle. Okay, so I exaggerate. A little. But the reality is that when the economy or the political winds turn fierce, […]
Can They Really Believe Pentecost?
This morning was Pentecost Sunday. As I was setting in worship at a church Im consulting with the pastor read from Acts 2:1-21. Man, that’s some text. I found myself saying “Are these people ready to hear this text? Are they able to believe the things the text says happened and will happen – people of different tonges hearing in their own […]