Notable Voices and the Week in Review: March 30, 2019
From Around the Web:
4 Reasons Why Your Generosity Matters to Your Kids — Art Rainer
Everything you do communicates something to somebody. If you have kids, you know this to be especially true of parenting. Your kids catch what you say and what you do—and often say and do the same. Everything you do as a parent matters. Here’s what happens when kids get to see the generosity of their parents:
How One Pastor Shifted from Church Planting to Revitalization — Facts & Trends
The situation grew dire when Brad Patterson discovered the bad reputation his new church had developed in the community. The advice he’d received from mentors to, “preach, pray, and stay” rested heavily on him during his first year. Patterson decided to commit to the long haul, laboring in prayer and in the Word, and building up the body in revitalization to become a church-planting church. He recalls the next three years as some of the hardest of his life. Fifteen months in, Patterson discovered that a group of supposed friends sought to remove him from the pastorate.
Don’t Preach Microwaved Leftover Sermons — Jared Wilson
It is a common travail. The pastor has gotten to the end of his week without having had much time to focus on his sermon. He might have been thinking about his text, might have jotted a few things down, but the meat of his preparation and heat of his composition falls to the Saturday prior to preaching, perhaps even spilling into the wee hours of Sunday morning.
Twitter for Churches: 5 Tips — Vanderbloemen Search Group
A smartphone can be a powerful tool for connection and conversation at your church. One of the best apps for engagement and social connection is Twitter. If you haven’t been using Twitter, now is the time to consider creating a profile for yourself or for your church.
This Week at ThomRainer.com:
Seven Trends in the Way Churches Are Responding to Inactive Members
How are churches responding to the reality that many members on the church roll could not be found by the U. S. Census Bureau or the FBI? Here are seven trends…READ MORE
Nine Common Trends in Church Worship Services
Choirs are disappearing.
Dress is more casual.
Screens are pervasive.
Preaching is longer.
“Multi” is normative.
Attendees are more diverse.
Conflict is not increasing.
More worship attendees are attending larger churches.
Sunday evening services are disappearing.
Eight Church Fights That Are Fading
by Thom Rainer and Jonathan Howe | Rainer on Leadership
http://media.blubrry.com/thomrainer/s3.amazonaws.com/rainerpodcast/Rainer-on-Leadership/Episode522.mp3
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Preachers
by Thom Rainer and Jonathan Howe | Rainer on Leadership
http://media.blubrry.com/thomrainer/s3.amazonaws.com/rainerpodcast/Rainer-on-Leadership/Episode523.mp3
Where Do Revitalizing Pastors and Replanters Find Hope?
by Thom Rainer and Jonathan Howe | Revitalize & Replant
http://media.blubrry.com/revitalizereplant/s3.amazonaws.com/rainerpodcast/Revitalize-and-Replant/RR-Episode086.mp3
