It just looks different where we are. The families still need Jesus. They still have hurts. We still have a responsibility to love one another here. God still works here. It just might look different, and that’s ok.
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Worshiping Relevance
One of the buzzwords in ministry that makes me cringe is “relevance”. It is something that we need to look at and examine, yes. But the heights that we take it in ministry today can be just silly. When I have a discussion about relevance in ministry with someone, I […]
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Rural Ministry: 10 Ways You’re Doing it Wrong…
I am not writing this article to make anyone upset, call anyone on the carpet, or to make anyone upset. There I said it. Now we can move on….. There are a lot of things that we do in Rural Ministry that simply do not work. Many of fall under […]
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Rural Appalachia or Rural Indiana?
I am thankful and privileged to know a couple that have chosen this as their “Jerusalem” from the command in Acts 1:8..
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Rural Ministry: The Urgency of Evangelism
The Barn is on Fire…. The picture you see above is one that I took in September of 2010. I was visiting my mom and step-dad at the farmhouse where I grew up in Illinois. We looked out across the field and saw a little smoke, not an uncommon sight, […]
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Rural Ministry: Know your context.
One of the most important lessons to learn early in youth ministry is to understand your context. Is your church rural, small, large, multi-ethnic, urban? That is important to answer. You do not approach a rural church with an urban mindset. It is not going to work well. The opposite […]
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If only studying God’s Word were this easy…
Some of us expect it to be easy. It is not. You must work at it. But the payoff is amazing!
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Truth at #SYMC
Your love never fails, it never gives up on me. Thank you God for that truth. Breathe, take that in, and look at what that means for your life. No matter what, God still loves you. Receive that love. Walk in that. Let shape how you do ministry.
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Closing the Country Club and Opening the Hospital…
The following is a “dangerous” prayer. You have been warned. Lord, Let us close the club we have been calling “church” for so long. Let us push aside our agendas so that Yours may be in the center of what we do. Let us stop worshiping comfort and start worshiping You. Let […]
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Evangelism… Making it a Priority in Student Ministry
So, you said the “e” word at youth group, and you have gotten a combination of reactions that include: confused looks, “deer in the headlight lookaways”, and just downright fear. Now what. What strategies do you use to make the Gospel a priority in every youth group meeting? 1. Share […]
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Thoughts on Communion….
Dr. Rodney Reeves (Dean of the Theology School at Southwest Baptist University) had some interesting thoughts on Communion posted at his blog, A Genuine Faith. …One of the clearest places where we should find eternal hospitality is at the Lord’s table, a banquet memorial where we proclaim the Lord’s death till […]
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Question of the Day?
If your church were to suddenly have to turn all leadership to those age 25-35, would your church be in deep trouble? Why or Why not? What is your church doing to retain, train, and grow leaders in the 18-40 age group? What are you doing that works well? What […]