In my role as Kentucky Baptist Convention Church Consulting & Revitalization Team Leader, I’m often asked about revitalization. How do we define it? How can a church experience it? How can we lead it? When I began my current KBC role, Dr. Kenneth Priest and I launched the national SBC Revitalization Network that now includes…… Continue reading What Is Church Revitalization?
6 Reasons I Like Deacons
I have served “as” a deacon and I have served “with” deacons. As a pastor I appreciated the office of deacon and the men who served in that role. Here are a few of the reasons I really like deacons: 6 Reasons I Like Deacons 1. Deacons are fellow servants. As a pastor, I was…… Continue reading 6 Reasons I Like Deacons
Influence and Impact
Leaders want to have influence and make an impact! Almost everyone wants their life to count! It is Scriptural to want to have influence and make an impact for the Lord! The Apostle Peter understood that, so he wrote about it in his letter to the believers in northern Asia Minor. Some of them were…… Continue reading Influence and Impact
4 Keys to Leadership
During my reading over the last few years, I have read dozens of books on leadership. Allow me to summarize four leadership keys that stand out to me from those books. 1. Leaders are born AND made. Leadership is defined as “the ability to influence others.” Leaders can lead people for noble purposes or for…… Continue reading 4 Keys to Leadership
Is It a Sin to Be Rich?
Is it a sin to be rich? Although most us do not consider ourselves “rich,” the truth is, we are rich in every sense of the word. Americans who are poverty-level are rich compared to most of the world. One-fifth of the world’s population lives on less than $1 a day. Yes, we’re rich! So…… Continue reading Is It a Sin to Be Rich?
Stephen C. Rice 