Never Stop Learning, Pastor

Never Stop Learning, Pastor

Lawyers. Teachers. CPAs. General contractors. Typically, these and many other professions have required continuing education courses to take, in order to stay up to date with all the latest federal and state laws and/or guidelines. And beyond these vocations that have...
When a Former Pastor Won’t Go Away

When a Former Pastor Won’t Go Away

Throughout our years of ministry, my husband and I have had some wonderful relationships with former pastors of our church and their wives. Normally we see them at funerals—many times my husband and some of the former pastors conduct funerals together, and sometimes...
Hitting a Wall in Ministry

Hitting a Wall in Ministry

Joel Bruce with H2 Ministry shares his story of working in ministry and being wounded by a pastor in leadership over him. He tells how he hit the wall in ministry and how working through the hurt and pain ultimately had a positive impact on his life. Don’t let...
How To Find New Church Members

How To Find New Church Members

Identifying potential church members and attracting them to your church can be challenging. This is especially true where I live in the Bible belt because selecting a church can be like going through a buffet line: there are a variety of churches to choose from, and...
Giving Your Worship Service a Budget-Friendly Facelift

Giving Your Worship Service a Budget-Friendly Facelift

Has there begun a slight indentation on the top of your desk from where you bang your head each week trying to plan yet another worship service? Have you already run out of fresh ideas for Sunday worship this year . . . and it’s February? Are you not one of the lucky...