One of top questions we’ve heard during the Only Four Things Grow Churches tour has to do with the allocation of the pastor’s time. When we suggest that a pastor leading a church of under 450 needs to spend between 70 – 80 percent of their time networking with the unchurched, the grumbling becomes […]
Surrender
by Jeff Patton
“Surrender is not the best way to live. It is the only way to live. Nothing else works. All other approaches lead to frustration, disappointment and self-destruction.” The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren, “The Heart of Worship” p. 96 (Electronic Version).
All to Jesus,
I surrender,
All to Him I freely give
Really? All? To Jesus?
There are […]
I could see the church building from the street. I could even see the parking lot. What I couldn’t see was how to get from here to there.
I was in the midst of a Sunday morning consultation and ten minutes after worship began, I strolled through the building to check on the status of […]
Over the 25 years that I’ve been a consultant and coach, I’ve noticed that one of the hardest actions facing a pastor is taking a dream and turning it into reality. Most pastors enter ministry dreaming about making a difference in people’s lives or changing the world or simply being part of a thriving […]
By: John Laster
One all too prominent condition found in congregational leadership teams is disunity. This lack of team unity is frequently rooted in a trio of factors: low levels of trust among team members, a tendency to only spend time together in agenda driven meetings, and poor communication patterns within the group.
The obvious place […]
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Following in the footsteps of his father, in February 1948, at the age of 19, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. entered the Christian ministry and was ordained at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. In 1954, upon completion of graduate studies at Boston University, he accepted a […]
More guests will show up at worship on Christmas Eve than at any other time of the year. This is a prime opportunity.
So how does your church showcase hospitality for Christmas Eve? Are you intentional in your preparation? It is a lot tougher to identify and connect with guests on Christmas Eve due to […]
I’m reading a fascinating book, Preaching and Preachers, by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. I must confess, I’ve never read anything by him before and that’s a shame. The book is an excellent read. His premise is that preaching is the primary thing a minister does. He gives three reasons. One, because preaching is primary in […]
It seems as if politics are taking center stage in a lot of Facebook conversations. And many of the conversations inevitably turn to social justice. In fact if you read the online publications of most denominations you will find them filled with social justice projects.
Recently I’ve been involved in a couple of conversations online […]
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