In last week’s first part of this blog series, I started a conversation about vacation and shared a few strategies for taking some time off. Here are the next two strategies you should consider when planning your next vacation: Prepare for your vacation to ensure it’s a true vacation. Nothing will frustrate you or your family more than if your vacation gets … Read More
New Poll Finds Even Religious Americans Feel the Good Vibrations
Today’s guest post comes to us from Yonat Shimron for ReligionNews.com. A new Pew Research poll shows that beyond a small band of reliably predictable “Sunday Stalwarts,” as the survey calls them, American religiosity is pretty casual, with less than a quarter of Americans attending worship services weekly but nearly all religious groups adhering to some New Age beliefs. The … Read More
The Power of Vacation: Keeping Your Tank Full (Part 1)
Like most pastors, you may struggle when it comes to planning your time away. In my early years of church planting, when I was bivocational, I was greatly challenged in this area until I discovered the power of taking some extended time off. Though the word “vacation” is not found in the Bible, there’s nothing unspiritual about taking a vacation. … Read More
The Call to Expand God’s Kingdom: Working With – Not Against – Other Pastors
You are not in competition with other pastors in your area or in your denomination. Your competition — and theirs — is everything that distracts people in your community from attending church and growing in their faith. You compete with the bars, restaurants and events that keep people out late on Saturday night. You compete with the clubs that lead … Read More
Wagner Defines Holiness
“Holiness is not to love Jesus and do whatever you want. Holiness is to love God and do what He wants.” – C. Peter Wagner, theologian, missionary, writer, teacher, and church growth specialist
10,000 Baptisms: Pastor Sets Incredible Milestone
Today’s exciting guest post comes to us from Robin Cornetet for Baptist Press News. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (BP) — Kentucky pastor Steve Ayers has reached a milestone that has Christians across the state taking notice: 10,000 baptisms since he arrived at Hillvue Heights Church. Since becoming pastor of the Bowling Green congregation in 1991, Ayers has seen the church grow from … Read More
Sunday Scripture: Throughout the Whole World
“And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then, finally, the end will come.” – Matthew 24:14 (NLT)
8 Biblical Principles for Recruiting New Volunteers – Part 4 of 4
Over the last few weeks I’ve shared the first six biblical principles that guide us at The Journey for recruiting new volunteers. Below are the final two. As you read them, know that my prayer for you is that these principles will help you in developing a system which will equip your people to do God’s work, and to build up … Read More
Sunday Scripture: Our Soul Foundation
“For no one can lay any other foundation than the one we already have – Jesus Christ” – 1 Corinthians 3:11 (NLT)
8 Biblical Principles for Recruiting New Volunteers – Part 3 of 4
In this four-part blog series, I’m sharing the eight theological foundations that we’ve built our theology of ministry on at The Journey. As you read thru these principles, I want to challenge you to work with God in leading your people into a deeper walk with Him by connecting them through biblical servanthood. Principle #5: Serving opens people’s hearts to God and … Read More