by Dr. S. Paul Raybon In my recent E-ncourager article When People Choose Poorly, under the heading “Refuse to be Complicit,” I laid out a number of things we need to learn. Learn not to be an enabler. Learn not to engage in pointless arguments. Learn not to be tolerant of intolerable behavior and language. […]
While serving as an interim pastor the past two years, this role has given me many opportunities. I have had the privilege getting the church to think of new ways of doing things so that they may be open to the new pastor when they come to serve. Another objective of mine is to get
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In one of my former lives as a children’s minister, I had the “joy” of corralling young urchins while we waited for their parents to pick them up. Their patience was about as good as a gnat. But to keep them safe from strangers, an adult had to be there until one or both parents
By Rev. Jerry Chiles In March 2020 we lifted our voices to heaven crying, “God help us! Deliver us from this pandemic called Covid-19.” At that point in time, we had no idea what would be the extent of the pandemic. Over and over, we cried out to God to deliver us. When relief did
The second part of Einstein’s equation that is symbolized as c2 stands for the speed of light multiplied by itself. Yet how can this relate to your church? In my years of working with churches the primary way that God’s Light, His Word, gets to us and therefore gives us energy is found in two
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So how does your church get the energy it needs from God? Many churches have fallen into the trap that if we are actively doing good things it must be God’s will. Busyness or goodness doesn’t equal spiritual energy. It must come from a different more focused and sustainable source. In order for your church
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I have been writing a lot lately about business matters on a rather practical side, but now I want to share a little about the philosophical side. I encourage all church leaders to read about business and leadership and not always from “Christian only” perspectives. The secular world is filled with excellent authors, scholars and
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In last week’s newsletter article I shard about forming a Technology Committee to keep up with those pesky contract dates and renewals. Today I would like to specifically talk about the church’s phone bill. I have found that many folks in the church office do not realize that you can “shop” your phone bill. After
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