by Karl Fickling | Nov 1, 2018 | Carroll Community, Ministry, Op-Ed
Your church has a job opening. It could be any position, but let’s consider a part-time youth minister. The SOP (standard operating procedure) is for the youth committee to ask the nominating committee to recommend a search committee to find a youth minister who must...
by Wade Berry | Sep 19, 2017 | Ministry, Scripture, Theology
Last week, I argued that theological education is both a biblical and a practical endeavor. This week, I would like to enumerate some of the benefits of theological education. As usual, you are welcome to add your own ideas in the “Comments” section below. Benefits...
by Stephen Suffron | May 25, 2017 | Leadership, Ministry
This past Tuesday there was a hole in my schedule that will only get more conspicuous each time it passes. I missed my biweekly lunch with my good friend Jon at a church across town–stories left unshared, prayers left unprayed. I am happy for him; we have been...
by Walter Norvell | Jan 26, 2017 | Leadership, Ministry
Why don’t we pray in ways that match what we say we believe about prayer? I suspect that though we give prayer lip service, we don’t pray because we don’t make time to pray. I also suspect that we know so little about God and His work that we don’t know how to pray....
