Notable Voices and the Week in Review: February 4, 2017
Five Reasons You Should Use Goal Setting for Evangelism
Why Greeters Are Important in Getting Guests to Return – Rainer on Leadership #298
Five Reasons the 11:00 AM Worship Service Is Disappearing
4 Simple Steps to Improve the Effectiveness of Your Online Sermons
Leading Change in an Established Church, featuring Jimmy Scroggins – Rainer on Leadership #299
Five Ways For Your Marriage To Thrive In Ministry — Kevin Campbell
My wife and I married over fifteen years ago and we’ve had our share of ups and downs. Throw in having four kids and starting a church, and we’ve had many days we felt our marriage was surviving instead of thriving. Over the years, we’ve had to make many adjustments to reconnect and grow in our relationship together. The enemy will do everything to destroy your marriage in hopes to stop your ministry. We all know that in theory; but in practice it’s easy to forsake or take for granted your relationship with your spouse. Here are five ways for your marriage to survive and thrive in ministry:
5 Reasons Money Issues Cause Marital Stress — Art Rainer
Statistics revealing the relationship between financial stress and marital stress are all too common. Financial stress causes fights. And financial stress is sadly also known to be a reason for divorce. But why? Why does this happen? What is it about money that creates marital stress? Because of money’s impact on marriage, these are questions worth considering. Here are a few thoughts:
How To (Finally) Stop Giving In To The Pressure To Add More Ministries In Your Church — Carey Nieuwhof
Most local church leaders feel a deep pressure to do everything they read about in the Bible in their church. After all, you lead a church. But should you? You shouldn’t. And here’s why.
15 Stats That Show Americans Are More Pro-Life Than You Think — Aaron Earls
In 2015, Gallup found that 50% of Americans called themselves pro-choice, compared with 44% who said they were pro-life. Yet when you examine many of the specifics, pro-life Americans can find much with which to be pleased.
Only 1 in 7 Senior Pastors Is Under 40 — Kate Shellnutt
American pastors aren’t as young as they used to be. As clergy live longer and stay in ministry longer, the average age of Protestant senior pastors has risen to 54—a decade older than 25 years before, when the average age was 44. Now, just 1 in 7 pastors leading congregations is under 40, according to Barna Group’s 2017 State of Pastors project.
7 Questions to Ask Before Posting about Politics on Social Media — Scott Slayton
When you consider how divisive politics can be and how often we say things in the heat of a moment that can influence the way people view Jesus and the Gospel, Christians must spend time in careful thought before they post about politics on social media. In fact, I would suggest that there are seven questions you should ask yourself before you post about politics or share a link to an article about a political issue.
