Question: Our church has always valued having every Bible study class using the same LifeWay curriculum. But we have one teacher that wants to do his own thing. Answer: LifeWay Bible study material encourages “open classes” that anyone can attend on any week and not feel like they have missed weeks of previous study. The […]
Leader Development
Paternity test
Read: John 8:31-59 In April, a young man claiming to be a missing Aurora boy was found wandering the streets in a Kentucky town. Timothy Pitzen had disappeared eight years earlier at age six. His mother had left a note saying the boy was safe before she killed herself. A test using DNA from Pitzen’s […]
Fresh Ideas: Pray for local politicians
“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness” (1 Timothy 2:1-2). As Christians, we are called to pray for our leaders (even if we don’t agree with […]
Pat’s Playbook: Own your age
Question: Our church needs an additional building, but I don’t think there’s adequate financial support for it. What would you do? Answer: If financial constraints are keeping you from moving toward a new building plan, think about whether you could double your space in the same building by adding a second Sunday school and/or worship […]
Pastor’s priority
Read: Acts 6:4 (ESV) “But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” There are 168 hours in a week, and most weeks they seem to go by way too fast. Each week has a variety of good things you can do to fill those hours: community meetings, phone calls, […]
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