I read an excellent blog entry this past week entitled 5 Lies Pastors Are Tempted To Tell – And How To Resist Them. If that title doesn’t catch your attention, I don’t know what will. It is an excellent read…
A Word of Encouragement For A New Year
Every church leader knows that January 1st is just another date on the calendar. If you are a leader in a church, the new year begins on the Tuesday after Labour Day. I’m not sure that it is appropriate to…
Can A Small Church Have An Effective Children’s Ministry Part III
For much of my childhood, my parents owned a seventy-five acre property that bordered on a lake. About seventy of those acres were bush. Those acres were part of a much larger bush that extended for seventy-five miles if one…
Can A Small Church Have An Effective Children’s Ministry Part II
Our theology shapes our actions. For that reason it is vital that we get our theology right. When it comes to working with children it is especially important. I grew up in a setting in which theological issues were simple.…
Can A Small Church Have An Effective Children’s Ministry?
In last week’s blog entry I tried to answer the question as to whether a small church can effectively minister to its youth. This week I want to tackle the same question in regard to children. Can a small church…
Can A Small Church Carry Out Effective Youth Ministry?
A few months ago a well-known pastor of an American Mega-church criticized small churches for not providing adequate programs for their youth. He called the leaders selfish for not sending their teenagers to a large church youth group so that…
The Value Of A Single Human Being
A comment was made to me this past week that I have heard on numerous occasions before and every time that I hear it I want to correct the person who said it to me. For the past three weeks…
The Power Of A Special Event
“Thank you for all you’ve done for me and my family like on Dec. 7th, 2008 Ron baptized me.” “Thank you for baptizing me and being nice and friendly.” “Thank you, Ron, for baptizing me.” “I want to also thank…
What Happens When We Forget That Its Health Not Numbers That Matters
I often read Karl Vater’s blog. Yesterday’s was especially sad. I would encourage you to go to his blog and read it. It was sad because of what he reported in it. Perry Noble, pastor of the American megachurch NewSpring…
What Do You Do When The Resources Are Lacking
I have two questions that I love to ask people in small church settings. The first has to do with the strength of their church. Always I get the same answer back. The strength of the small church is relationships.…