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Kiana Bosman photo – Unsplash By Delanee Williams How is your church investing in the next generation? Churches throughout the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) will observe Children’s Ministry Sunday on Sunday, July 21. The special day was added to the SBC calendar after the Executive Committee approved a motion made by a 9-year-old at the … Continue reading “4 Prayerful Actions to Encourage Your Church’s Children’s Ministry”

By Chris Hefner The funeral of a full-term baby and ministry to a grief-stricken couple. A marriage in desperate need of repentance and rescue. The salvation of a friend who consistently rejects his need for the gospel of Jesus Christ. These were ministry situations I faced last month. I had no words of comfort for … Continue reading “The Weight of Insufficient Ministry”

Billy Pasco photo – Unsplash By Susan M. Clabaugh Did you see me on Sunday? I walked into your church and looked around, wondering where to go. I saw lots of people eating donuts and drinking coffee, but no one greeted me. I stood there not knowing where to go or what to do until … Continue reading “Secret Thoughts of a First-Time Church Visitor”

By Meredith Cook I was volunteering at a local kid’s club one day in June, as I’ve done almost every week for the last two years. I normally have around 15-20 kids in my group—which makes it a challenge to keep them relatively calm while also teaching the Bible story. Most days I wonder if … Continue reading “3 Things to Remember When You Teach the Bible”

Tierra Mallorca photo – Unsplash By Dave Milam and Jody Forehand Searching out a new location for your church is incredibly exciting. If it’s your job to find that perfect property, however, it can also be an overwhelmingly daunting task. In fact, this may be one of the most substantial expenses your church will ever … Continue reading “5 Steps for Finding the Best Property for Your Church”

rawpixel photo – Pexels By Josh Hussung  Ministries need volunteers in order to function. But we need more than warm bodies; we need people who are competent, trained, and equipped to do everything necessary to make a ministry run well. Here are four ways to help you train your ministry team as you ramp up … Continue reading “4 Necessities for Well-Trained Volunteers”

By Matt Henslee The Dark Night of the Soul was written in the 16th-century by a Spanish mystic as a poem and treatise about the soul’s journey to union with God. While the poem had less to do about life’s general difficulties, the popular use of the phrase has come to refer to such trials—a seemingly … Continue reading “Pastoring Through the Dark Night of the Soul”

Joshua Rodriguez photo – Unsplash By Allan Taylor The North American Mission Board (NAMB) has initiated “Who’s Your One,” a major emphasis to get believers back to personal soul-winning. This movement has caused me to think again about how Sunday School or any small group Bible study can be utilized in this much-needed evangelistic emphasis. … Continue reading “3 Ways Sunday School Can Prime Your Church for Evangelism”

Kelly Sikkema photo – Unsplash By Tess Schoonhoven Jamie Aten knows a lot about crises. He’s been through a physical one when he was a pastor in Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina. And he’s been through a personal crisis as a colon cancer survivor. Speaking from his experience, he says when a crisis strikes we tend … Continue reading “How to Prepare Before a Crisis Hits Your Church”

By Rob Hurtgen “I feel exhausted.” I hear that in my head and feel it in my body most Sunday afternoons. Though I have no research to back up my theory outside of the occasional article here and there, I can tell I’m not alone. For this pastor, and many others, the Sunday slumber is … Continue reading “6 Ways to Battle the Sunday Slumber”