Monday, April 03, 2023

Monday's Catch: '5 Variables for Assessing Your Ministry in a Rural Community' And More


A one-size fits all approach simply does not work. So we need tools to assess the uniqueness of our rural community ministry context.

Why Easter Doesn’t Usually Connect with Unchurched People (And How to Change That)
Many unchurched people know the story of Christmas, Good Friday and Easter. They just don't care. That's why the way you do your church service matters so much.

Planting Pivot: From Church to Christian School
Even the really sharp and driven kids were receiving a subpar education. Their imaginations were almost completely unengaged. They thought school was boring, and they didn’t want to work hard.

2 Reasons You Can’t Find Volunteers
Geoff Surratt identifies two reasos most churches canot recruit and keep enough vounteers.

The Right Way to Seek Pastors and Church Staff for Your Church
Thom Rainer looks at what doesn't work and what works.

Why We Follow Some Old Testament Laws but Not Others
What Greg Koukl does not mention in his article is that Jesus in his teaching emphasized obedience to the commandments known as moral (Article 7).

How Does a Congregation Worship?
Ed Steele who wrote this article is Associate Professor of Music at the Leavell College of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He makes some good points in the article.

Helping kids heal from trauma of gun violence
Gun violence has become all too common in US schools. This article contains suggestions for helping kids to deal with the trauma.

186 churches sue UMC North Georgia Conference for halting disaffiliation process
More than 180 congregations in Georgia have filed a lawsuit after their regional body of the United Methodist Church refused to allow them to disaffiliate amid a denominational schism over homosexuality. Last week, 186 churches filed a lawsuit against the UMC North Georgia Conference in Superior Court in Cobb County over the conference's decision last December to prohibit any more congregations from leaving amid a denominational schism over homosexuality.

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