By: Travis Collins Prison ministries can take on any number of emphases. Some churches focus on life beyond the bars, other churches on prisoners' families, still others on discipleship. Is this your church's calling?
If the church does not find a way to include special needs families, it will hinder any possibility of these parents or children being able to contribute to the Body of Christ within the church.
We’ve all heard the phrase, “Twenty percent of the people in the church do eighty percent of the work.” But I believe it is very achievable to have sixty – even eighty percent of the people actively involved in the local churchMy wife and I spent many years in ministry and currently oversee a staff of 40 volunteers in the First Impressions ministries of our local church. Here are some things we have learned about recruiting, training, and keeping volunteers:BELIEVE that…
My 85-year-old mother states that she does not want to move into a retirement home. She loves the old house that she has meticulously maintained, tending her beautiful gardens and pouring love into both for ...
Keeping a vision alive for your church or ministry isn’t always easy. Sometimes the tough work of leading people eats away at our vision. At other times, the day-to-day grind of maintaining a minis…
Christine Hoover, author and pastor's wife, reveals the three unique things every church planter needs to know about his wife to...
As I do Strategic Planning with churches all over the country, one of most consistent priorities churches identify is attracting young families. I don’t think I’ve been to a church yet that said, “We don’t really need to reach young people. We’re doing just fine with an aging population and our old ways of doing things.”Read More
Baby Boomers and Millennials alike need to remember these truths.
St. Peter's may be closed, but it doesn't mean that worship isn't continuing...