By: Rev. Steve Zimmerman I was busy this spring helping to administer and lead some Virginia training sessions that we offered. From all the feedback we received, the events were well received. Of course, being good church folks, we had to get a head count of all those who participated on those Saturday mornings. At […]
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By: Rev. Steve Zimmerman “If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves.” Emily Dickenson In light of the recent tragic shootings of the last few weeks in our country, it seems hard for us as brothers and sisters in Christ to have a clear path going forward. The
By: Rev. Steve Zimmerman While serving as an Associate Pastor years ago, it somehow became my lot in life in various churches to become the “Minister of Pictorial Directory” along with my other official church responsibilities. While the goal of the churches was knowing who everyone was, my personal challenge was to get this “masterpiece”
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By: Rev. Steve Zimmerman Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 (NIV) Living on a minister’s salary for almost 40 years, I
By: Rev. Steve Zimmerman 2024 has been an eventful year for us! We have had activity in all three areas of ministry that we concentrate on helping local churches. As we enter our 15th year in the partnership, we are grateful to God for these opportunities to serve. One way we help congregations is Encouragement.
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By: Rev. Steve Zimmerman As we have been preparing to move from one house to another, we have seen God move again in our lives. For example, the first contract we had for the house did not pan out. However, we had a back-up proposal that offered $3,000 more than our asking price. They were
By Rev. Steve Zimmerman We are on the move again! Our “corporate office” is relocating from Danville, Virginia to Martinsville, Virginia. The reason is to be closer to Angela’s work at her new church. This transition is also fortunate because my commute to the church where I am serving as interim pastor is about the
I was meeting with a pastor recently who asked if I would need to come and meet with the staff several times before I did some coaching with them. I pointed out that I don’t need to become an expert on the staff to coach them. Coaching is built on the premise that the person,
The following thoughts are from Dr. Paul Raybon, our partner in Western North Carolina. He is going more in-depth with his thoughts based on his recent article in our newsletter, the E-ncourager. We hope you enjoy! Daniel Goleman’s work Primal Leadership describes the concept of attunement– “alignment with the kind of resonance that moves people
A recent country song shares the idea that he blesses the Lord for the crooked road that led him straight to his girl. I would be remiss if I didn’t think at times that I have a better plan to do ministry than the Lord. He has reminded me more than once in this bumpy
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