This post was last updated on April 2, 2020. With the coronavirus continuing to consume our news, social networks, and minds, this is a tumultuous time for most people. For church leaders, you’re trying to figure out what to do next and wondering what you need to prepare for the future. Here’s a checklist you […]
There have been four waves of questions or issues that I’ve been asked to help pastors and churches address during the past few months. The first was “how do we get our worship services online?” The next was “how do we get our giving/offerings online?” The third was “how do we get our Sunday School […]
We are living in unprecedented times with COVID-19. Uncertainty is the predominant word and fear runs rampant. Yet our God is big and all-powerful. I believe God desires to see a genesis of gospel growth on the other side of this crisis like the world has never seen. Now is your time to pray, prepare, […]
As we walk through these days of coronavirus fears together, it’s important to remember that while the days we find ourselves in are unique and even surprising to us, they are neither unique nor surprising to our Heavenly Father. He is never caught off guard or surprised. Maybe some of the best questions we can […]
While most people were running from the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, some Christians at the epicenter of the virus were using their gifts and resources to minister and spread the gospel to their neighbors. History records that the early Christian Church was always at the forefront of ministry during pandemics. Christians risked their own lives […]
Currently, our assumption is that we will go through this season of the coronavirus (COVID-19) for a few weeks, and then we will return to business as usual with our church and our groups. That may be the case practically, but we cannot ignore how it is affecting each of us as individuals and a […]
The world has changed in the past few days. I was busy about 30 days ago helping churches plan for the construction of new buildings, enlarging their organization to have more classes/groups to reach and disciple more people, and working on training events that would take place in the future all over or state and […]
Loneliness can come into our lives in many different circumstances. Most recently, many of us have experienced loneliness with COVID-19 and social distancing. As a single adult, you may be the only person in your home, and the thought of increasing social distancing may feel like nothing new. Society can make singles feel alone in a […]
Growing up my driveway was a quarter of a mile long. It took a lot of work to maintain the road that led to our farmhouse. Something that was ever present on that road was the ruts that were worn into the road. They were formed by the continuous back and forth people coming and […]
I had three calls from pastors this week with the same question. These pastors were of different size churches and they were different types of communities. They all had two things in common. First, their churches were stuck! They weren’t growing but they were all killing themselves with the amount of work they were doing. […]