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Mythbuster: Louisville pastor triples attendance in 6 months by knocking on doors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – A Louisville pastor has busted the longstanding myth in the church world that door-to-door visitation is out of vogue and no longer effective.
Mark Bishop has knocked on …
Who Owns a Pastor’s Body?
We have personal lives; we are real, imperfect, and human.
We’re getting a new pastor! What can I do?
When leadership changes, so do churches. A pastor who has been there before shares lessons learned and tips to make things work well right from the start.
Eight Reasons Why Some Fulltime Pastors and Staff Should Go Bivocational
Some of you reading this post may need to get a new job. At least you may need to get an additional job.
Five Reasons Some Pastors Are Loners—And Why That's Not Good
Admit our tendencies. Ask God for courage and wisdom to invest in someone else. Find 1-3 other believers into whose lives we might invest ourselves.
1 Pastor Shows How to Win War on Poverty
It’s important to remember that people should always come before politics.
Real happiness is more than putting on a face
What makes us happy? A United Methodist pastor and a professor agree that it is not about externals we receive or achieve, but an 'inside job.'
How Do I Know God’s Calling for My Life?
How do we know the calling of God for our lives? Pastor John helps bring clarity.
Why You Shouldn’t Give Up On the Church
I grew up in the Church. No really, I grew up in the church.<br>As a pastor’s kid, I spent countless hours in church and doing church activities. I am a church native and familiar with all its quirks and cultural oddities, with all its strengths and all its failings. As the son of prominent evangelic
When Attendance Is Low and Participation Disappearing, What Should Pastors Do?
21 Things You Might Not Know About Your Pastor & Family
Hidden aspects of your pastor's life that might surprise you.
what he teaches us about pastors
A pastor is not a big deal. The big deal is the words he says. Your pastor could be unseemly, he could be old, he could be not very innovative, he might be young. But you should listen to him because of the Gospel he preaches. Be about hearing the Gospels. Pastors should be about …
7 Truths about Pastors Who Disappoint You
I wrote recently about another fallen pastor . I shared how devastated I was at the news<br>I’ve been amazed at some of the rude comments I’ve received. And, I love that this is my blog and I can delete them if I want to. It’s like they never read my post about Christians being less mean online. 🙂<br>Seriously, though, some people seem to think pastors are supposed to be super humans. Sure, pastors are held more responsible in the eyes of…
4 Pivotal Steps for Pastors in Transition
We often think about Pastor Search teams vetting pastors, but for the pastor in transition, it is so important that a pastor vet a church. Wise pastoral candidates will not avoid this important step. Here are some common steps that some pastors take to learn more about a prospective church. But how? Seek the LORD …
When God says 'no': What to do when it seems our prayers go unanswered
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” These words keep us fingering our rosary beads, making novenas and reading from our prayer books. Yet, diseases still rage. Loved ones stay away from the Church. Jobs are lost. Marriages fail. So why do we keep falling on our knees and lifting up our prayers over and over? Discover seven truths to keep in mind when our prayers seem to…
Statistics Don't Tell the Whole Story When It Comes to Church Attendance
Do we get defensive, or do we get busy? A new book explores how to answer this question.
How do pastors know people?
The man turned in a visitor card. I pulled up my web browser.
The Value of Tracking Church Attendance (and How to Do It!)
Keeping track of your membership may not be as difficult as you thought.
Twenty More Funny and Strange Things Church Members Say to Pastors and Staff
If you get a group of pastors and church staff together, you will inevitably hear some pretty unusual comments they received from church members.
Why Pastors Should Never Say, “I’m No Expert, But … ”
Why would we endeavor to speak of those things about which we claim to have no knowledge?
Why Pastors Should Go on More Walks
"The simple act of walking improved a person’s creative-thinking ability by 60 percent."
