Poking and probing for spiritual health
This is a guest post from Greg Farah, the Pastor at Shelter Rock Church in Long Island, NY: I had a physical recently and the doctor poked and probed more than I wanted. But in the end (pun intended),...
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Church Leadership 101
My friend Greg Atkinson released a new ebook last week entitled “Church Leadership 101″. It’s a series of short chapters with insight that he’s gained in the past years in all areas of church...
View ArticleJane, you ignorant…
Not to get political, but this is actually kind of humorous… I’ve been in many a church board meeting where this kind of conversation was had. Irrationality abounds at times in politics AND the church....
View ArticleHow to fire your best friend
Great post over at Vanderbloemen.com about having to fire your best friend. I’ve heard of people that have had to do this. Many times in church ministry, we are really close to the people we work...
View ArticleRick Warren’s thoughts on Superstar Pastors
If you missed the NINES a couple of weeks ago, you missed a great finale video from Rick Warren. Everyone wants to be a superstar. But here’s the truth: Your local church is far more important than...
View ArticleChurch members suing pastor over finances
Sad. A church in California is suing the pastor for financial impropriety. Another great example of why, as a pastor or church leader, you should be FAR FAR away from any money. And why financial...
View ArticleFreakish: Westboro Baptist gets hacked with freakish video
Well… you can’t really say that they didn’t have it coming. Westboro Baptist Church announced over the weekend that they would be picketing the Sandy Hook school in Newtown, CT: And we’ll tell you...
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“These allegations come as a complete shock”
Those are the words of a Jacksonville, FL pastor to his congregation after the church’s youth pastor was arrested last week for sexually molesting a 15-year-old girl. Truth is… I’ve heard these words...
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INPUT NEEDED: What are you preaching first thing in 2013 at your church?
Many churches start a new year with a special series to set to pace and tone for the year. Take a moment to tell us about your first series of the year, and why you picked it! Thanks for your quick...
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The Skinny on Pastoral Gossip
Ron Edmondton writes: In my job, I hear far more junk than I care to hear. The larger our church gets, the more mess we encounter among the people to whom we minister. We have designed our church to...
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5 seductive churches you need to watch out for… they’ll steal your soul.
You don’t often think about churches as being seductive, but Scott Cochrane thinks that there are actually five types of churches that steal a pastor’s heart if you’re not careful… Seductive churches...
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Snapchat and Teenagers
Adam McLane writes: A lot of youth workers have been asking me about Snapchat, a mobile picture sharing service that is popular amongst some segments of teenagers. I know there are some innocent uses...
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Church First Impressions and a roll of toilet paper
It’s the little things that make a difference and grow customer loyalty. That goes for business and for the church. Church first impressions make a huge difference with new people walking through the...
View ArticleChurch donates $100,000 to another church after fire
Hats off to Community Bible Church in San Antonio for donating $100,000 to Childress Memorial Church of God to help replace their building after a devastating fire last week. Actually, the church has...
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Take the Lid Off Your Church…
My friends William Vanderbloemen and Tony Morgan are planning a special one-day event on how to develop healthy leadership teams at your church. Here’s the scoop: One of the questions both Tony and...
View ArticleSin is sin.
Daphne Daly writes: The fact is that yes – the Bible does say that it is wrong for two people of the same sex to be together. However, it also says that it’s wrong to take the Lord’s name in vain. The...
View ArticleWhat’s the real sin here?
Nigerian pastor Chris Oyakhilome has painted himself in a bit of a corner recently when he said that he thought that masturbation was not a sin. He was forced to respond to the controversy on one of...
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How much money does your church keep in reserves?
Christianity Today recently asked more than 1800 church leaders how much cash reserves they keep on hand. Here are the results: How does your church match up? Read more here… Todd The post How much...
View ArticleChristian salesmanship, hucksters, and being duped into buying
OK… time for a little Todd-vent. In the past two days, I’ve received a few separate emails from people selling stuff to pastors and church leaders. And it about makes me want to hurl. Literally. For a...
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Is the Housing Allowance Going Away?
Last week a Wisconsin Federal District Court judge ruled that the pastoral housing allowance violates the establishment clause of the first amendment. This news can be quite upsetting for church...
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