A little known fact about the early church during the New Testament period (i.e. Book of Acts) is that they did not meet in large facilities for worship. Most of the time they met in someone’s home a...
Fear is something that is part of the human experience from the time we are young children up until we draw our last breathe in this world. The kinds of fears people experience run the full scale fro...
We live in a fast paced, fast food, media saturated, noise polluted time. We are bombarded by expectations, pressures, commitments and deadlines. This does not bode well for living well, to say noth...
A biblical concept that receives little fan fare or attention unless the church budget is running low or a building campaign is set to begin is that of tithing. The story is told of a young boy who w...
Is our church a “successful” church? That is a good question for every congregation to ask. Of course we also want to ask what do we mean by “successful” and in whose eyes are we successful? It’s rela...
Beep! Beep! Beep! The alarm clock goes off and soon a pot of coffee is filling the air with the unmistakable promise of a good morning. It’s Sunday and soon you will be heading off for church….if you ...
While the Sunday morning worship service is certainly the central part of the morning, the classes held before (or after depending on the schedule) can be immensely valuable to those who participate i...
Regardless of denominational differences or where a church is located, across the board they have one thing in common…they are almost always concerned about finances. Money is a necessary part of runn...
Ever feel like taking a break? Tired of being overwhelmed? Well, there’s a reason for that. God, our Creator, did not make us to be like little Energizer bunny who just keeps going, and going, and goi...
How do you increase Church attendance almost immediately? As you probably know, there are many wonderful things about the summertime but one that is hard, particularly for ministers, is the expected l...