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Brad Abare There are many ways in which people view your church, but if there was one word or phrase, what would it all come down to? How would, or how should, people understand and communicate the essence of who you are as a church community? The essence sums it all up. It’s the big […]

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By: Marvin Bembry, Sr. “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light” (I Peter 2:9). The apostle Peter addressed his first epistle to the “strangers scattered throughout” Asia Minor. […]

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By F. Joe Ellis WHAT IS A LEADER? A leader is someone who leads. He or she is someone who . . . and the list goes on and on. Usually that list will include all the do’s and don’ts of leadership, which is almost always the ideal rather than the practical. However, as one well-known author wrote […]

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By Brian K Baulnight Few events in larger membership churches elicit more frustration than staff meetings. Most critiques range from “boooring” to brutal. Seldom anticipating staff gatherings with enthusiasm, many team members endure them as a presumed necessary evil. As one staff member exclaimed, “Please help us! My senior minister doesn’t have a clue and neither do I.” An Evolving […]

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By Dave Smith Introduction: Christian organizations differ from secular ones, not only in their goals and purpose, but by their very nature and often in size and resources. In general, leaders of Christian organizations believe that they must work with people of lower skills and experience. All this far too often makes the Christian leader […]

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By Rodney Shaw Winning sports teams do not win only with first-string superstars. Difficult games and long seasons demand production from second- and third-string players who make up the bench. The bench is all those players who are not starters or superstars, but who sit on the bench waiting for their opportunity to con-tribute to […]

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By Tim Massengale For a number of years I traveled full-time assisting churches in setting up a church growth and evangelism structure. While traveling from church to church and working with various directors and Christian workers, it is common to hear lay leaders say over and again: “I don’t really know what I’m supposed to […]

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By Laura McFarland He’d be lost without them. The Rev. Steve Webb relies on God to give him guidance and inspiration, and he relies on a part-time associate pastor and full-time administrative assistant for support. For almost everything else at Cornerstone Vineyard Church in Rocky Mount, he doesn’t know what he would do without his […]

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By Beth Ostercous I cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is to have accurate and up to date job descriptions for your ministry leaders. A recent experience brought this point home to me. Recently I was in the “greeting room” at our church and there was a great volunteer working with the hospitality table. […]

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By Rick L. Wyser I believe that in order for the church to be successful she must define her purpose and then put them in order of priorities. The question must be asked, “What is the highest priority?” I believe that the highest priority of the church, the first purpose, is to preach the gospel […]

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