Notable Voices: October 8, 2016

5 Steps to Simplifying Your Church’s Schedule — Eric Geiger

For many good reasons, church leaders often desire to simplify their schedules.

 

New Research: Pastors Prefer ‘Undecided’ to Clinton or Trump — LifeWay Research

A new report from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found 4 out of 10 Protestant pastors are undecided about which candidate to vote for. A third (32 percent) plan to vote for Donald Trump. One in 5 (19 percent) plans to vote for Hillary Clinton. Four percent support Gary Johnson. Three percent do not plan to vote.

 

3 Quick Questions Before Quitting Your Church — Tim Challies

More often than not, we leave churches for what we might consider discretionary reasons. We don’t need to leave, but choose to leave. And we typically do this when we feel weary of the people, when we feel like they aren’t interested in us anymore, when relationships feel cool rather than warm, when we feel like we need a fresh start.

 

Shut Down the Bus Tours: What Older Church Members Should Really Be Doing — Carey Nieuwhof

The default in many churches is simple: provide programming for over-50 adults that caters to their needs: potluck lunches, Bible studies and social gatherings for their demographic, and, of course, bus trips.

The purpose of this post is to ask one simple question.

Really?

 

6 Ways You Can Show Your Pastor Appreciation This Month — Kendal Drinkwine

Every October is Pastor Appreciation Month, and it’s one of our favorite months here at Vanderbloemen. Your church can have fun showing your pastor(s) how grateful you are for their leadership. Here are a few ideas of ways you can show your church leadership just how much you appreciate them.

 

3 Rationales for Using Social Media to Promote Your Church — Chris Martin

Here are three reasons why ministries MUST use social media, or at least consider doing so…