Carl sat down at the beginning of the elder’s meeting a little discouraged. He and most of his friends at church had received the vaccine by now, local business was starting to pick up and it seemed like there was
Exhausted? Time To Shift
It used to be that no one knew what pastor John did during the week. He’d been teased like most pastors about working only one day a week. Prior to the pandemic he would show up at the church office
How Do You Know It’s Working?
St John’s by the gas station is a church that has a lot in common with many other churches in the United States. They have had a rich history of worship and Bible studies. There was a long stretch of
3 Ways to Live Into Unknown Future Ministry
Have you heard any of these thoughts expressed? “We’re doing fine. We’re just going through a rough spot.” “God has brought us this far, He will not abandon us now.” “We can hang in there, we have hundreds of thousands
The Problem With Your Good Idea
If you’ve had your ear to the ground lately you’ve seen numerous blogs, numerous webinars, a multitude of zoom presentations and not a few YouTube videos of what people think during this pandemic. Just in the realm of church and
Scrambled Egg Leadership
With the spike in Covid cases, it seems that this thing isn’t going away any time soon. Some of the anecdotal reporting of churches “re-opening” are saying that while the online worship attendance was surprisingly high initially, the numbers are
What Do I Do Now? (Part 2)
If you’re like most people you like to be connected to others. Family, friends, church family. To shake hands, share a hug and even a slap on the back. This quarantine business not only has disrupted that, but every routine,
“What Do We Do Now?”
As you begin to emerge from the coronavirus isolation, probably more than once you have asked yourself or have been asked, “what do we do now?” That’s a great question. Whether you are a pastor, a small business owner, a