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This morning I read Dr. Thom Rainer’s excellent post entitled Six Traits of a Church Disrupter. His post made me think of things that I’ve heard from church members during my 27 years of serving as a pastor. Keep in mind, that I’ve been blessed to hear great encouragement and much-needed, Godly advice through the years, but […]
My wife works for one of the finest dentists in Kentucky, so we often talk about teeth at our house. Lots of customers come to their office wanting to improve their smile. I think that they’re wise in doing so, because there are good reasons to improve your smile and even more good reasons to […]
When a pastor leaves, it can be a difficult time for the church. Even if the pastor’s departure is somewhat desired by the church, it is still a very challenging season. One of the keys for success during this time is for the church to hire a good interim pastor. Here are a number of […]
God created the family before He created the church. Because of this, the church should be especially sensitive to the challenges and pressures families face today. Here are a few ways the church can provide much-needed help to families. 1. Decrease the scheduling demands. Many churches expect people to be at the church every night […]
I have served as pastor of four Kentucky Baptist churches and as an interim pastor of several more. Here are ten things that I love about being a pastor. 10 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT BEING A PASTOR 1. Walking through life with people you know and love. This is not true for all pastors because some […]
Through the years, I served as a pastor of a small mission church in an eastern Kentucky coal camp, a community church in the middle of the Hatfield-McCoy feud area, a county-seat church south of Cincinnati, and a regional church near Louisville. In all of these churches, the four groups identified by Dr. Gary L. […]
The truth is–there is no perfect church member, so what is the target? How would we describe an ideal church member? Does the Bible give us any direction? In the book of 2 Timothy, the Apostle Paul writes about a man named Onesiphorus. This man was a member of the church of Ephesus who made the […]