Dec 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Does your church have chairs or pews? The old pews I grew up sitting on really wore on the tailbone and backbone; today’s chairs are so much more comfortable. But then again, comfortable is not what we’re supposed to feel at church. Church is where we sit for a bit,...
Nov 26, 2021 | Perspectives
Is your largest mission field in your neighborhood? Single moms and their families are one of the most unchurched population segments. One in four homes is single-mom led 50 percent of American children will live in a single parent home before age 18 85 percent of...
Nov 19, 2021 | Perspectives
How many sermons have you heard or preached on Protecting and Promoting LIFE? I believe the pulpit is the best place from which to teach and have a conversation with the body of Christ about how to support at-risk moms with a crisis pregnancy. But, it seems even the...
Nov 12, 2021 | Current Events, Respond to latest issue
As a physicist and follower of Jesus, I never thought I’d live to see the day when truth itself—the heart and soul of science and Christianity—would be under attack. But it is, and we must react in a powerful, positive way. For “whoever knows the right thing to do and...
Nov 6, 2021 | Inspiration
Starting a nonprofit organization may sound like a daunting task, but if you make sure to fulfill several key activities, you will be running your own 501(c)(3) in no time. Pastor Resources shares what you need to do in order to set up your business and help those in...
Oct 29, 2021 | Covid 19, Inspiration, Respond to latest issue
It was a season no one ever anticipated. As COVID-19 suspended in-person worship in churches nationwide, church leaders wondered how ministry expenses could possibly be met when there was no way to pass the plate. Giving initially tanked. And pastors began hearing...
Oct 22, 2021 | Inspiration
Do you wish your small group would spend more time praying? Here are three ways to incorporate more time for communicating with God during your gatherings. Praying together can transform your small group time because God loves to meet with us and make us more like...
Oct 15, 2021 | Inspiration
Rock Stars My wife was a birthing rock star. As she progressed through the pains of labor all the way to that last exhausting push – after each of our four kids, she emerged glowing and proud – a smile on her face that seemed to welcome the challenge of delivery as...
