“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller Things are good, but we know that they could be better. Your ministry might be growing, but there also could be some growing discontent that you have not dealt with inside of your ministry or small group. You [...]
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New Pathways to Pioneer
Posted in goals, leadership, ministry, pastors, stewardship on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Multigenerational Ministry
Posted in community, discipleship, leadership, Love Your Neighbor, ministry, pastors, tagged church, community, discipleship, ministry, relationship, support on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. -Titus 2:1 (ESV) There is nothing that comes naturally to us in this new life. Our rebirth as children of God leads us to enter into a new life with a blank slate. We are to put off the old man who has lived within [...]
Analyzing the Church’s Commitment to the Its Calling
Posted in America, community, evangelism, foreign missions, gospel, leadership, ministry, outreach, poverty, prison, resources, service, solutions, The Great Commission, witnesses, works on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman (Christian clergyman, author, and activist) Analyze where the Christian church stands today. Take an honest look at the standing of one of the most treasured [...]
Extreme Experiences of Edification
Posted in activities, church, community, discipleship, innovations, leadership, ministry, pastors, small groups, stewardship, street ministry, works on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Key question: Have you built a ministry that builds up people to be better servants of the Lord? Take your time. Think about all of the people who serve under you. Let things play back in your mind. We need people experiencing edification. We need people being built up within our midst. We need to [...]
Two Equals Better Than One
Posted in business, community, entrepreneurship, leadership, ministry, nonprofit, youth on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.” - Ecclesiastes 4:9 (KJV) You can get more done when you partner with others. Partnerships allow you to leverage your resources. You come together and bring what you have to the table for a mutual benefit. You make the most of what [...]
Get People Back into Church
Posted in church, leadership, ministry, outreach, relationships, revival, strategy on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? – Luke 5:4 (NKJV) Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, [...]
Pastoral Preparation
Posted in leadership, ministry, pastors, training on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. – 1 Timothy 3:1 (NKJV) Some versions of the biblical text use the terms: bishop, overseer, elder, or leader. The pastoral epistles address two similar offices of the Christian church: elder and deacon. Both have similar requirements [...]
Mentoring as Your Ministry
Posted in church, discipleship, growth, leadership, methods, ministry on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women [...]
Building Your Ministry on a Solid Foundation
Posted in leadership, ministry, tagged Bible, discipleship, ministry, Word on January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But [...]
Consecrate Morning Meeting
Posted in business, leadership, meetings on December 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.” -Thomas a Kempis Think back to this morning. Recall how you started your day at work. How did you consecrate yourself and your staff?Did you pray together?Did you share a hymn or an inspirational verse with [...]
