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 […]
Budgeting in the Spring
From Bill Easum The normal experience when a church moves from the Fall to the Spring is for income to increase 8% the first year. People have more money in their pockets after tax returns and are in a better mood in the Spring than in the Fall. From one of our listserves We have […]
Bible Studies, Print
Alpha is a 15 session, including one weekend, course for introducing non-Christians to Christianity. Each session consists of a meal, one lecture, and small groups. There are 6,000 courses running now in 55 countries. I have heard only good things about this ministry. North America phone is 212-378-0292, 1029 East 50th Street, New York, NY […]