by Rice Broocks | Apr 25, 2022 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Outreach and Evangelism
The title of this blog could also be – “You don’t have to know a drowning person to save their life.” There has been an enormous emphasis placed on the need for relationship with people as the prerequisite for evangelism. So much so that some go as far as saying...
by Brian Jones | Jun 29, 2021 | Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout
My very first ministry internship was with a pastor who, by his own admission, wasn’t really into scholarly study. “Brian,” I remember him telling me; “you’ll find that the guys out there leading the big churches are pragmatic leaders. That should tell you something.”...
by Dave Workman | Jun 17, 2021 | Church Leadership, Worship
Here’s a question I’ve wondered about: in heaven, would I feel any of the restrained feelings I have here about expressing worship? Even when some of us say that worship is not our primary pathway to connecting with God, I wonder: is that an option? And if I make...
by Jeff Hoglen | Jun 14, 2021 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout
Pastors, if you are anything like me, Mondays can be tough. Tough in many ways. For starters, there is the physical recuperation that needs to take place – especially the more worship services you offer. Besides that, there are a couple of things that impact my...
by Geoff Surratt | May 25, 2021 | Church Revitalization, Communication / Preaching, Small Church / Rural Church
The art of writing a sermon fascinates me. How does a speaker move from a good idea to a great message? Others much more qualified than me have written on this subject (e.g. Andy Stanley’s Communicating for a Change), but I wanted to throw out a couple of...
