Primary Influencer Involvement: Can It Be Done?
How do we get Primary Influencers involved in youth ministry? Here are some ways.
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How do we get Primary Influencers involved in youth ministry? Here are some ways.
Today I had an administrator ask me if a record retention schedule was available to help churches. The answer is YES! This record retention schedule will assist you with financial record storage requirements and also with minutes and administrative record retention.
Who knew a small, mostly behind-the-scenes little body part could play such a big role in my quality of life?
How do you choose a Bible study? Here are a few things to keep in mind to help you through the process.
Seventeen students and three leaders are going on a spring break service trip to Biloxi, Mississippi. What if they were at fault in an accident, or if another crisis developed out of the week?
The mission of the gospel that we present and preach is not limited in direction to a place “over there” or in a world far away, but is also for our own backyard.
Faith CRC's experience in local and global missions.
How do we provide pastoral care? What should we say? What do we think?
I want to ask anyone who is interested in Latino ministries to read this book.
Athlete, actor, model, and bilateral below-the-knee amputee, Aimee Mullins reflects on language and her own experiences in this lecture. For those of us who believe in the power of the Word, we need to take seriously the power of our words as well.
When it comes to being true Spilled Salt in our world – it is our actions and words that are seen by those who do not believe (as well as those who believe).
Whether you’re a 9 year old at Sunday school or a 19 year old at college, setting the books to song is still the best way to remember them—and the song selection keeps getting better!
Do small churches suffer from inferiority complexes? Elzo Tenyenhuis, pastor of a small Christian Reformed church in Kincardine, Ontario, admits that small churches often struggle with issues of self-perception.
Here are 16 things you can do to help build your relationship with your lead pastor.
Nella Uitvlugt, executive director of Friendship Ministries, has just posted a recording of her popular Autism and Children's Ministry webinar on the Friendship website!
If your church is considering a change, here are three things I learned that might help.
Passages like Eccl. 4:9-12 ends the teaching about the values of working together by stating that “a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Yet, youth ministry tends to be both independent and in-the-moment in its daily operations. How to break this cycle?
Will we ever know Scripture well enough, pray faithfully enough, be wise enough? So how do we hear these words as a calling and an encouragement?
Is it lonely at the top? An increasing number of pastors are saying that it doesn’t have to be. Through peer group learning, they’re discovering that leadership can be better when it is experienced as a shared journey.
A pastor’s care can be costly, and the expense is not salary-related. Many pastors simply pay too high a price to practice their profession. It’s a condition common among the helping professionals—sometimes referred to as the “cost of caring.”
Rural depopulation has had many repercussions, especially for government and others who strive to provide the same level of service with fewer local human and financial resources. The church faces similar challenges.
If your church is exploring models for learning and growing in faith together, the Lifelong Faith website is a great place to begin. You'll find ideas, research, and theories experts who are studying faith formation and educators who are leading ministries in a wide variety of denominations.
It’s time to make Bible reading a priority in your day-to-day schedule. Drop some of the stuff that you deem as valuable in your schedule, or give the important items to your Father to hold, and reach out and open God’s Word for your life today!
While it’s not possible to include all the steps or to predict the problems you will encounter when developing your site, the following steps will help you create a church website.
This website features information related to clergy tax preparation.