Charles Stone: What I Learned from Kids Who Are Surviving Cancer
That’s when, as I fought back tears, I jotted down these insights that I learned from these kids who are surviving cancer.
Category: How To’s
Pastoring and the Art of Balance
God’s promise of a transformed community (Jer. 3:17) comes with a promise of competent pastoral care: “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding”
Good Soil: 5 Ways To Invest In Leadership
I want to take time to make sure my leaders to know they are celebrated, prayed for, and appreciated. In the hustle and bustle of ministry, here are five ways I’ve learned to invest in leadership.
Compelling Preaching – 6 Questions That Will Help Your Next Sermon Reach Everyone
If we hope to lead everyone in the room to the truth of our message, we must start by connecting everyone in the room to us and our message. Compelling preaching is not a simple task.
Preaching and Storytelling – They Go Together!
One of the quickest ways we can connect better with our preaching is to tell better stories and tell them in more effective ways. Let’s look at a few easy and practical ways to become better storytellers, of combining preaching and storytelling.
Your Church Plant Needs a Problem Solving Culture – Here’s How
The best ideas typically come from people who are closest to the problem. Here are a few ideas about how you can establish a problem solving culture.
Mobile Gear Your Church Can’t Do Without
Not every church needs to sound and look like a Taylor Swift concert. In fact, a laid-back, acoustic approach for a mobile church might actually provide an authentic vibe that many seekers would find attractive.
5 Reasons You *Really* Need To Slow Down
Hurry sickness is defined as “a continuous struggle to accomplish more things and participate in more events in less time, frequently in the face of opposition, real or imagined, from other people.“
Generational Ministry: Inviting Millennials to the Spirit, Church, and Mission
Call it Generational Ministry: sociologists can be very helpful for church leaders who are interested in understanding large demographic groups. As with all generalizations, these sociological observations are not perfect, but they are often quite perceptive.
How Biblical Metaphors for the Church Require Church Membership
Scripture talks about the church, giving the images of the church. Consider how these metaphors support and inform our understanding church membership.
