administration
Over the centuries of church history, various metaphors have been used to describe the role of God’s chosen leaders. Some metaphors have lodged permanently in our collective consciousness, while others have not passed the test of time. I suggest that there is one more metaphor for the pastor’s
administration
Our church recently installed a lift at the entrance from our educational/office building into the sanctuary. This is the entrance to the sanctuary most of our members use on Sunday mornings, especially if they attend Sunday School. Although we have a wheelchair ramp at the front entrance of the
administration
Small churches are concerned about a lot of things including growth, finances, and ministry programs. But one issue seems to cut across all of these small church concerns -- sustainability. Small churches often do not ask the question, “How are we going to sustain this?” before launching a new program
lifestyle
The old joke is that pastors work only one hour a week -- Sunday morning at 11 AM. If I could get a gig like that, I'd take it, but the reality is that pastors, and other church leaders have very busy work schedules. I was thinking about