In the last few months I’ve heard two true stories about overcoming jealousy in ministry. Both stories have surprising similarities and contain a great lesson about overcoming a problem that happens to Small Church pastors more than we’d like to admit.
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We need a Small Church Pastors’ Workshop for the same reasons we go to church. It’s about more than uploading relevant information. You can’t get everything you need from a book, a DVD or a website. We were created to be in the same room with people. Especially fellow believers. And fellow Christian leaders.
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If you’re not using social media, you’re not pastoring your church as well as you could. Whenever I say that in a minister’s conference I make some pastors mad. And I’m OK with that. Because I also get looks of relief and whispers of “thank you” from staff members and volunteers. They’ve exhausted themselves trying to
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Most churches have a Statement of Belief that is deadly boring. Including mine. But it turns out they don’t need to be. And I’m starting to believe they shouldn’t be. Maybe the core values we believe about God and ourselves should read less like a legal brief and more like what they are – the
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It’s obvious when the Lord is really doing something. Because when he does it, not only is it something we couldn’t do ourselves, but as the Apostle Paul wrote, “he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.” (Ephesians 3:20) That’s what’s happening right now with two incredible opportunities for
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If you’ve never used social media it can be very intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. If you’re a pastor, you’re already doing the hardest part of it – producing content that’s worth sharing. Social media just extends the sharing part. In this post I want to help reduce the intimidation factor by showing
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Jeff Keady and Jonny Craig are funny, bright, hardworking, creative Small Church pastors who love encouraging other Small Church leaders through their blog at 200Churches.com. The highlight of 200Churches.com is their weekly podcast. Very few people can do a podcast well. Most are just talking heads. But Jeff and Jonny have a natural sense of
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Rural Compassion is one of those ministries that gets better the closer you look at it. Founded in 2003 by Steve and Rebecca Donaldson, they are probably most well-known for two things: 1) providing shoes and backpacks for churches to distribute to needy kids and 2) mobilizing churches in rural communities to respond to local
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“Why am I doing this alone?” That question is written on a card that sits on my desk. I look at it every day. It’s there because I need to regularly remind myself that I’ve already spent too many years trying to fulfill this challenging, exhilarating, frustrating calling of pastoring a Small Church all by
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Are you one of the 95%? You know, the 95% of churches that aren’t big or mega? Then have I got a treat for you. Today’s post is about a great ministry designed for churches and leaders like us. 95Network.com is the first of a list of websites and other ministries I’ll be writing about
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