Getting Your Building and Grounds Ready for Easter.
With Easter coming, most churches anticipate their largest services of the year. Are your building and grounds ready for double your average attendance? Here are a couple of things to turn your attention to in preparation. Is your parking lot in good shape? Usually 10 percent of your spaces should be clearly designated for guests […]
Thoughts on the Way Forward for UMC
The United Methodist Church is on the verge of schism. No one wants to call it that, but that’s the direction we’re going. At the moment, three “ways forward” are being presented. Option One is essentially to stay the course and hold those accountable who do not follow the constitution. Option Two, rewrites the constitution, […]
Funeral of Billy Graham: And Why Churches are Dying
Just finished watching the funeral of Billy Graham. It was a simple yet glorious send off that focused on Jesus not Billy. And it reminded me of why so many of our churches are dying. Franklin Graham gave the closing eulogy. Over and over he issued an invitation for people to accept Jesus as their […]
Faith in a World Gone Mad
I think we would all agree that the world has gone mad. We may not agree on what’s causing this madness or what to do about it, but if you follow the news it’s impossible to get around this fact – the world has gone mad. From politics to the national debt, to the loss […]
Something Wonderful Is Happening
Something wonderful has happened in the last decade, something we haven’t ever seen happen in the U.S. and I’m not talking about Mr. Wonderful. I’m talking about something so wonderful that is makes me wish I were twenty again so I could have more of a part in it – something that I have dreamed […]
Servant Evangelism Before Easter
With Easter coming soon there are some unique opportunities that you and your church can do to serve your community while promoting your Easter services. Invite your congregation to put on community wide yard sale to benefit a local charity or cause. Offer a tax receipt to any donors and even offer to pick up […]