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Everyone Loves a Non-Anxious Presene: Calm Down, Grow Up, and Live Your Best Life, by Jack Shitama, © 2023 by Jack Shitama, Published by Charis Works, Inc., Earleville, Maryland, ISBN 979-8-9893554-1-9 (Ebook) On the fifth Tuesday of each quarter of the year, I share a book I’ve read recently. I highlighted “mustard seeds,” which impressed…
Some reasons I’ve heard and observed for appointing deacons Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right…
Can an old dog learn new tricks? I think I am evidence that it’s possible. I never enjoyed writing until I was seventy years old. I didn’t like writing term papers in high school and college. I put off starting the research until the last week, and wrote them the night before they were due….
Healing Hurting Churches: The Economou Process, by Dr. Don Hebbard, Credo House Publishers, Grand Rapids. Kindle Edition. On the fifth Tuesday of each quarter of the year, I share a book I’ve read recently. I highlighted “mustard seeds,” which impressed me. I hope you find one or two that will be helpful to you. To…
What prepares a man to be an elder? Is it years of church, attendance, a successful business career, or a heart shaped by conflict, prayer, and growth? When someone accepts the call to shepherd God’s people, how do they know if the congregation actually wants them to serve, and how do they avoid simply becoming…
I’ve often been asked a question about starting a new congregation. I like to ask some questions. Here’s a guideline I’ve suggested several times. Scripturally, to start another congregation for some reason other than for evangelism, the church where you’re worshiping now should be meaner than Corinth or deader than Sardis. The church in the…
Do You Think About Ministry? A better ministry? An Interim Ministry? A new Ministry?Whether you’re a veteran preacher, a deacon wondering about your next step, a retiring professional ready to serve in a new capacity, or someone in your first year of ministry, if you’ve thought about it, you need to come to this workshop!…
Church Reset: God’s Design for So Much More, by Jack Wilkie, © Copyright 2020 Focus Press, Inc. and Jack Wilkie, Published by Focus Press, Franklin, TN, ISBN 978-0-9796356-1-8 On the fifth Tuesday of each quarter of the year, I share a book I’ve read recently. I highlighted “mustard seeds,” which impressed me. I hope you…
Question Your thoughts please on elders taking every decision (financial) made before the men of the congregation before it’s actually made.I know and understand this isn’t being realistic. however; when you have one or two that wants everything brought before the men of the congregation before a decision is made and at the same time…
A few months ago, a preacher-friend told me he hated the selection process. He felt uncomfortable and intimidated in a room with several people asking him questions, knowing that his selection depended on what he said, how he said it, how he looked, and how his wife and children acted before, during, and after Sunday…