Lord Send of Those No One Else Wants
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Less is Best?
One of my favorite churches in my neck-of-the-woods has grown over the last twelve years to over 7,000 people in worship. That’s not bad. But that’s not all. Now it has eight campuses, most in surrounding towns. But it’s not unusual to drive by this church in the evening and realize it is pitch dark […]
Retreating Spiritually
I talked with a pastor who was struggling with personal problems that were affecting his pastoral work. In spite of his problems, God blessed the church’s cell ministry, and it grew slowly and steadily. But I noticed that the underlying personal struggles were taking a toll on his ministry. “I’d be willing to leave the pastorate, if […]
Six Questions for Outreach in Smaller Towns
I was recently in the New England area of the U.S. I have been pondering lately the unique aspects of doing ministry in smaller population areas like that. There are many aspects of doing outreach that are universal – as we step out to serve others we are going to find that people are pretty […]
Measuring Church Transformation
In August, I wrote a blog entry on why so many church consultations fail to net positive, long-term results. As I wrote that article, in the back of my mind was the ongoing question that I often get about how to measure a church’s transformation. There’s always a lot of pushback from church leaders when […]
Lessons from the Parsonage
Lessons from the parsonage If you have been reading these articles for sometime, I think you are about to notice something about future articles: they are about to become a whole lot more practical and realistic. I am now writing from the perspective of a fellow worker in the trenches. My new church has a parsonage next […]