The Trampled Mind of a Rural Pastor
In a rural church where the pastor feels he should shoulder the needs of so many, it becomes crucial to guard the mind. Ignorance, in many ways, is bliss when you don’t know everyone. I remember growing up in the city and seeing so many people but only connecting with a few. You didn’t know […]
What Does the Bible Say about Baptism?
What does the Bible say about baptism? Baptism is immersion in water which expresses repentance from sinful lifestyles and saving faith in Jesus. It is to becoming a Christian what the wedding ceremony is to becoming married. As such, it is best seen as a starting line, not the finish line. Baptism is an important […]
Hiring Ministerial Staff Today: Q&A with Tim Foot
Bobby Harrington and Tim Foot, CEO/President of Slingshot Group, discuss the current needs churches face in hiring ministerial staff who are aligned around mission and theology. They also discuss RENEW’s connecting place for job seekers and employers over theological alignment: jobs.renew.org.
Want to Do Something Eternal? Do Kids Ministry.
Outside of sitting in rows of bright red carpet-padded chairs each with loose faux wood armrests, I don’t remember much about my 3rd grade Sunday school class. We had the occasional “Sword Drill” which pitted each of us against one another to see who could flip through their Bible the fastest to locate whatever verse […]
5 Shifts to Return to Jesus-Style Disciple Making
We all want to make disciples, but we’ve got a problem. Barna, a leading Christian research organization, found only 17% of professing Christians know what the Great Commission is. Exponential and Discipleship.org found less than 5% of churches in North America are making disciples who are personally making disciples. We lack awareness and effectiveness in […]
Learning a Grace-Filled Approach to Ministry: Understanding
It’s a time of rants, cynicism, and reactionism. Our world needs to be introduced to grace. At the same time, our churches need to be reminded of grace. Are our ministries characterized by grace? How can we grow in grace in such a way that it leads everything from our staff meetings to Sunday morning […]
Learning a Grace-Filled Approach to Ministry: Gratitude
It’s a time of rants, cynicism, and reactionism. Our world needs to be introduced to grace. At the same time, our churches need to be reminded of grace. Are our ministries characterized by grace? How can we grow in grace in such a way that it leads everything from our staff meetings to Sunday morning […]
Learning a Grace-Filled Approach to Ministry: Hospitality
I didn’t watch the presidential debate on September 29, 2020 between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. I don’t make it my aim to be uninformed, but truthfully I can only handle so much negativity. I don’t have Facebook on my phone. It’s not that I want to be disconnected from friends and family, but I […]
