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Seven Steps to Begin a Prayer Ministry

Starting a prayer ministry at a church can be a powerful and meaningful way to engage members of the church community in the practice of prayer and to create a space for people to come together and lift one another up in prayer. Here are some steps to consider as you begin to plan and launch a prayer ministry at your church:

  1. Identify the purpose and goals of the prayer ministry. Before you begin, it's important to understand why you want to start a prayer ministry and what you hope to achieve through it. Some possible goals might include providing a space for people to share their prayer requests, encouraging church members to pray for one another, and creating a sense of community through shared prayer.

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6 Ideas for a Successful Pastor Appreciation Day

Six Ideas for a Successful Pastor Appreciation Day

This article will not focus on the question of “why have a Pastor Appreciation Day.” We believe a special day to honor those who are serving in leadership is a powerful boost to both leaders and laity and offer the following ideas.

The Bible tells us 1 Timothy 5:17 – Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

Just the other day, I read a post from a Pastor in a private group that shared his heartache after a board member approached him following a service. The news out of the deacon's mouth went something like this: “I'm sorry Pastor, we were supposed to recognize you today, but no one remembered to pick up a card or get a check written.”

Most Pastors would say “that's okay” and muster up a faint smile, then move on in silent heartbreak.  

I realize the vast amount of people who will read this article are in fact, Pastors and I'm “preaching to the choir” so to speak. Many are not Pastors who can start the process to make sure Pastor's Appreciation Day is observed every year.

Below are a few steps to assist with the process. There are many more, but hopefully, this will speak to someone's heart to step out and be a blessing to your Pastor(s) and family.

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The 5 Reasons Pastors Do Not Lead Their Churches

THE 5 REASONS PASTORS DO NOT LEAD THEIR CHURCHES

(Guest Article – Credits at bottom)

I know this sounds like an upside down topic but bear with me as I share with you 5 Reasons Pastors Do Not Lead their Churches.  Many senior pastors all over the country have the title of Senior Pastor/Leader but many do not have the authority to truly lead the churches they serve. The consequences of this lack of leadership at the local church level are too devastating to ignore.

Many churches are run by outstanding pastor/leaders. Too many, however, forfeit leadership either because of the pastor’s own propensity to not lead or the church’s propensity to usurp leadership from them. Whichever the case, the church suffers.

Here are the five (5) reasons senior pastors don’t lead their churches.

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How Technology Equips the Church to Keep Giving Consistent Year Round

We all know that church attendance ebbs and flows throughout the year, with summer slumps and Easter and Christmas surges, but that doesn’t mean that church giving has to be as inconsistent. Rather, if approached correctly, giving can not only continue throughout typically slow months, it can even increase.

Here are five tips for using technology as a church’s best friend when it comes to tackling the issue of giving. If you haven’t already…

1)  Create social media pages for your church.

Members might be absent from the pews many weekends throughout the year, but this does not mean they are any less engaged with their mobile devices. By creating social media pages for your church, following members and encouraging them to interact with posts, you can remind congregants about giving via social media posts that they are more likely to see than an emailed or snail-mailed announcement.

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Stop Chirping and Fly toward Freedom in Christ!

John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.  (We can have freedom in Christ!)

While pondering what to write about for today’s blog post, I couldn’t think too well because of what seemed to be a constant chirping from the garage.

Knowing that I had just mowed the lawn and had left the door open for a while, I had little doubt that a bird had flown into the garage and had now become an occupant of a place God never intended for little birdie to occupy.

Getting up quietly, I opened the door to go into the garage while the main door was still closed… quietness. No chirping was to be heard anywhere, so I came back to the desk and within a matter of minutes, you guessed it… chirp, chirp, CHIRP! CHIRP!

I opened the main garage door, and even though it sat there within a foot of freedom, all it could do was continue to chirp! I picked up a piece of cardboard to see if I could “shoosh” it out, but it just flew into the garage more.

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