Ron Edmonson – Preparing to Preach: Five Actions
I’m often asked what my routine was for preparing to preach on Sunday mornings. I have a responsibility as a shepherd to do all I can to be prepared.
Category: How To’s
How NOT To Give Bad Advice
It‘ll happen. You’ll give bad advice. I have given plenty. And it seems every season, I end up disagreeing with a lot of things I’ve said the season before.
Revolving Church Door Syndrome, and How To Beat It
I live in Franklin, TN. It is a very churched town. There are big churches and small churches. There are seeker-sensitive churches. There are confessional churches. High church. Low church. Mega churches. Family churches. You get the picture. I once heard that Franklin Road has the most churches on it than any other road in…
3 Things I Would (and 3 Things I Wouldn’t) Do Again Planting Another Church
In 16 years as a pastor, I was a part of planting two successful churches. My most recent experience was in church revitalization, and we did experience some success there, but I still hear get questions about church planting. The two questions I get asked most: If you were planting another church… What would you…
Building Volunteer Teams Takes Practice!
Building volunteer teams to accomplish the mission of God in the local church can feel like a challenge. For some of us, recruiting people to specific tasks is just downright hard. Yet, serving is a way for us to worship God through our time and talents and it’s a powerful part of discipleship.
How To Deal With Criticism (Other Than Fighting Back)
On Monday morning the signed and anonymous comments will be piled in a neat stack on your desk. A cornucopia of advice on everything from how to preach to how to dress to how to raise your kids. How do you answer the onslaught of unsolicited advice? How do you deal with criticism?
Does the Sunday Hustle Mean You’re Working on the Sabbath?
Sunday hustle or sabbath? Are these mutually exclusive? It feels like it. Church leaders every Sunday (weekend) hustle hard to make your ministry excellent (or sometimes, just “covered”) and when the day is done, they can see the fruit of their work, but they never sniffed at having a sabbath.
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.
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.
