HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR MINISTRY Webster’s Dictionary defines to organize as: “To put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole. To arrange in a coherent form; systematize. To arrange in a desired pattern or structure. To arrange systematically for harmonious or united action.” Once the planning process of setting objectives and goals has been completed, […]
Archives for February 2015
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Division in the local church By Ken Blue “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” 1 Corinthians 1:10. […]
THE IMPLODING CHURCH
By Ken Blue How do you keep from having an imploding church? Let’s assume you are going to start a church from nothing. The one thing you must consider is, where are we going to meet? Will we meet in a home, a barn, or some other facility? Next, on your priority list will […]
PLANNING YOUR MINISTRY
PLANNING YOUR MINISTRY # 1 It is a fact that most pastors and churches never create plans extending beyond next Sunday’s sermon. They have no written annual plans for outreach, maturity, worship, buildings or missions. One reason is the pastor may not understand its value. Another might be fear or laziness. You may wonder why one […]
BOOK: Standards and the Standard
More and more, today’s Christians have become “hung up” on standards. Standards of worship, dress, talk, music, appearance…etc. People look for a church that allows the standards that afford them the type of “Christian lifestyle” they want to live. If they want to drink beer, they look for a church that has a permissive outlook on […]