Gasoline prices are not at all pleasant. It seems like the price of groceries, and many other things have taken a drastic price increase and may go even higher. Many jobs that have been considered very stable are now begining to be very unstable. These are the kinds of conditions that the devil will take [...]
It is a very good idea for a church to have a statement of purpose. This simply defines the church’s reason for existence in a phrase. Many churches have existed for many years without such a statement, so we couldn’t say it’s essential, but it is helpful. Upon adopting a statement of purpose, the church [...]
There really aren’t many reasons why pastors leave one church and go to another. The following five reasons are among those most prominent. They are not listed in any particular order. 1. Forced Termination. This may be brought on by the pastor’s own doing, or it may be because some folks just decided they no [...]
In order for churches to retain their people, it is important that those people discover a ministry within the church. When people can feel they are part of group, particularly a small group within the church, and when they feel they are providing a needed ministry within the church, they will be far more likely [...]
Some preachers say, “I’ve got as many going out the back door, as I do coming in at the front,” meaning that, although new people are coming into the church, they are also experiencing a lot of people leaving the church. There is a joke about a man who was stranded on a desert island [...]