Notable Voices: June 20, 2015

Millennials Search For Religious ‘Authenticity’ — Gracy Olmstead

We discovered this in our research for The Millennials. If authenticity is lacking, Millennials won’t hang around. They won’t make time for something that is fake or manufactured—especially in churches.

 

7 Tips for Hiring the Right Person for the Church Staff — Ron Edmondson

As Jim Collins says, you’ve got to get the right people on the bus and in the right seats. Ron provides seven suggestions for churches to get those seats filled correctly.

 

Five Basic Qualifications for Church Revitalization — Bill Henard

Bill Henard has an excellent new book out on church revitalization. In this excerpt, he shares the basic qualifications for those looking to undertake revitalization in a church.

 

Women in Leadership: For Such a Time as This — Faith Whatley

Women have more influence than ever before, so it’s important they steward it well. Faith is one of our leaders at LifeWay who does just that.

 

How Younger Preachers Can Help Their Hearers — Eric Davis

Eric shares eight tips for young pastors looking to engage and inform their hearers. Number eight might be the most important one for young pastors to remember.

 

7 Words of Advice For The First-Time Pastor — John Powell

First-time pastors will make mistakes. So will pastors who’ve been pastoring for a while. But for first time pastors, this advice is important because it can set you up for the best possible pastorate to begin your ministry.

 

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