Why is it that some ministries are more successful than others? One church reaches hundreds while another reaches tens. One church disciples it’s people, while another distances them. One church grows while another groans. So what’s the difference? There are a lot of things that go toward a church’s level of success. However, there are…
How many of you are permanent youth directors working in churches or other ministries right now? I was a permanent youth director in Nashville for about two years…until I moved. Then I was a permanent youth director in a suburb of St. Louis for four years…until I was called to another church. I’m coming to…
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] Introduction A young college student approached me one day and said, “I’m in a part-time youth ministry job in a small, growing church. My brother gave me a ‘youth ministry manual’ that had enough content for about three good program nights in it, and that’s about all I know about youth ministry….
Contributor – David W. Carroll – Lead Consultant with Ministry Architects, one of the country’s leading ministry consulting firms. He retired in June after 34 years of pastoral ministry in the United Methodist Church. By stroke of good fortune, and I’m sure the grace of God, I was afforded the opportunity of a November beach trip. …
There is a story told of a ship and crew in peril on the sea. In the engine room the men were being tossed back and forth, and with each pitch in the sea they became more and more convinced that they wouldn’t make it through alive. One of the crew managed his way up…
If you and I spent an hour together over coffee here in Nashville, there’s a great chance that somewhere in the conversation that dreaded “S” word would come up. My kids have a great time making fun of me about it (and even take bets on how long it will take me to say it)….
Contributor – Bryant Johnson, Lead Consultant with Ministry Architects What Does It Mean? In 1543, a book that would forever change the world was published. That book was De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres). This would be outline a new model for our world. This new model would project that the…
Contributor – Jeff Dunn-Rankin, Vice President of Consulting with Ministry Architects I think when you tell a story, pray a fervent prayer or throw any sort of ministry into God’s waters, you never know where the ripples are going to travel. Just now, I was praying after reading a passage in Matthew, and I was…