What are people looking for in a church?

People say they are looking for programs for their kids, a place that is friendly, something close to their homes, and a church that serves their community. In reality, people are looking for a church that: 1) Stands for truth.  People want to know that their church takes a strong stand.  The fluff and excitement

5 ways to help your Sunday School teachers.

Here are 5 ways to help your Sunday school teachers. 1) Give them good curriculum.  As the pastor, have you reviewed what the teachers are teaching lately?  I am amazed at how many pastors don’t even know what curriculum their church is purchasing.  Take a quarter and look through it.  Make sure it is in

Set Goals for the new year!

It is important for the Pastor to set goals for the church as a new year begins: 1) Establish a Theme.  Give the church a vision for the new year.  “Where there is no vision, the people perish…”  Proverbs 29:18a 2) Goals for evangelistic efforts.  Set some goals for new programs or events you want

5 ways to help your Pastor

Here are five ways to help your Pastor: 1)  Pray for him.  Pray for him regularly.  Pray for him specifically.  Pray for his health, his wisdom, his integrity, his moral character, his passion for souls, his heart of compassion, etc. 2). Encourage him.  Send a note of thanks to your pastor.  Tell him that something

5 ways to pray for your church!

Here are some of the ways I pray for my church: 1) That our church will be a lighthouse!  As the world waxes darker and darker, I desire our church to stand out in our community as a place of hope and answers based upon the Word of God! 2) Pray for the Pastor.  Entirely

Three types of people in our churches

There are three types of people in practically every area of our lives:  Those that make things happen, those that watch things happen and those that sit around and wonder “What happened?”.   This is true of our churches as well. 1. There are those that make things happen.  The old adage tells us that