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15 things young preachers need to know about seniors By: Joe McKeever 7/20/16 “They will still bear fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and very green…” (Psalm 92:14). All generalizations are false. Including this one. Every rule has its exceptions. Including this one. Even so, I’m going to make some general […]
THANK YOU to each of you who have responded to date. I appreciate hearing from you. So far, the only responses I have received are enerally supportive of cremation. Aat the conclusion of these responses, I will offer to you Jewish law on this subject, Pastor T. Elwood Long, retired N.C. Conference bishop. I thank […]
On the verge of a precedent that should not be set. Originally published at: http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2016/june/californias-religious-liberty-moment-coming-to-state-near-y.html By: Ed Stetzer and Martin Duren The California legislature is poised to consider legislation that could destroy the ability of numerous faith-based colleges and universities to pursue the mission for which they were created. SB 1146, one of two […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall “It was tough going when I joined the South Carolina Conference in 1916,” Tom Evans told me when I was editor of the Advocate and visited him and Molly in their retirement home in Florence, S.C. in 1979. “There was so much persecution. Our ministers conducted revivals under street lights after […]
By Phil Larson “When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him” (Isaiah 59:19). Prevalent in the US is an aversion to commitment and marriage. A good 50% and more of our children are born with no marriage intact. Consider that many who are living […]
When Hot Church came to town, it did something to me on the inside. By: Keith Mannes Let’s call it HotChurch. HotChurch shot like a rocket into my world of pick-up trucks on dirt roads. It brought energetic and high tech worship to our staid county. If it was a race, we were losing and […]
Church leaders need to spark the creativity of innovative believers by Saying “yes” to their passion. By: Karl Vaters Churches get stuck sometimes. If you’re a pastor, you’ve known seasons when it’s hard to get church members to do great things for Jesus. Good things. Okay — anything. During our church’s years of being stuck, I […]
By Rick Warren Every church loses people. It’s a natural part of living in our current culture. Two to three percent will likely move away – more if you’re in an urban area. One or two percent will die. And some will just fade away and stop attending without connecting to another local body. Obviously […]
How to follow Jesus while dodging bullets. An interview with John Crosby As a Christian leader, people’s disapproval can make you defensive, angry—and if you go about it the right way, spiritually mature. We [the editors of Leadership Journal] asked John Crosby, pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Edina, Minnesota, what he’s learned about being […]
By: Ron Edmondson I recently posted about the things I miss from church planting serving in an established church. Church planting can be daunting, but the rewards from seeing people far from God get excited about Him makes all the efforts worthwhile. A friend of mine, Tom Cheyney, texted me with a challenge – and a needed one. Tom […]