Many church leaders feel overwhelmed with the number of meetings, especially those at night. How can leaders gauge whether the number of meetings are healthy for them and the church? There are no easy formulas. The size of the church and staff, your geographic location, and the church's goals must all be factored into the decision. There are, however, some telling questions:
Remarriage and Life Stages The right preparation can help people succeed in a second marriage at any time of life. Karen Maudlin
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A remarriage faces unique challenges, depending on the stage of life:
Remarriage with Young Children
• Family life with small children is one of the most stressful times in any marriage due to the never-ending physical demands of these children.
• For the remarried couple, the attention to four-parent, four-personality decision-making can make planning holidays, birthdays, and school-performance ...
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Needs-Based Evangelism: Becoming a Good Samaritan Churchby Robert D. Pierson
Being a Good Samaritan church begins with leadership. It requires an absolute commitment to address the needs of people so that they can become disciples of Jesus Christ. But in order to compete with and appeal to unchurched people in today's secular ...
POWERPOINT Assessing Church Needs This tool will help your leaders appraise accurately various aspects of your church. In the interview handout Kennon Callahan, nationally known church consultant, explains clearly how to match the strengths of your church with key objectives to move ahead. by BuildingChurchLeaders.com
Key Principles for Re-Launching John Atkinson discusses several important factors for small-groups ministries contemplating a re-launch. Christianity Today
John Atkinson is the discipleship pastor and home-teams director for Bay Area Fellowship in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is co-author of Go Big with Small Groups.
Building Small Groups: Can you give us a brief summary of your experience with re-launching a small-groups ministry?
John Atkinson: When I came on staff at Bay Area Fellowship, there were about 16 groups. But because there ...
Leader’s Progress These five pastors have learned from experience that change is integral to ministry. by Leadership Journal
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Church leaders are expected to be so many things. Premodern Paul said he was "all things to all men." His postmodern counterparts find that list getting longer and longer. The pastor is at various times chaplain, cheerleader, coach, CEO, visionary, fundraiser, preacher, plumber, spiritual director, fellow struggler, disciplinarian, confidant, and urgent-care coordinator.
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