by Stephen Suffron | May 24, 2018 | Carroll Community
This past month, our church ordained our long-time volunteer youth pastor to the gospel ministry. The ceremony was the culmination of a process of a couple of years as we have worked out his sense of calling. It’s a great honor to help someone realize that God...
by Karl Fickling | Apr 19, 2018 | Carroll Community, Leadership, Ministry
Unfortunately, meeting with church leaders, where a pastor left “poorly,” is all too common in my life. “Our last pastor didn’t feed me,” is a common complaint. It’s not a fair gripe, as we all know that preaching is subjective, and reaching a diverse (in theology...
by Stephen Suffron | Apr 12, 2018 | Carroll Community, Leadership, Ministry
Small towns in the United States are in decline. Most of the population and economic growth in the country has been located near urban centers. If you are called to pastor in a small town, you are likely going to have to deal with poverty. National politics paints...
by Gene Wilkes | Apr 11, 2018 | Carroll Community, Leadership
I want to return to the topic I started with in this series of blogs on servant leadership, that to lead is to serve.1 I recently read an article describing Pope Francis’ annual Holy Week trip to wash the feet of prisoners. In his homily on Maundy Thursday, he said,...
by Doug Hibbard | Mar 7, 2018 | Carroll Community
At one point in my wanderings in life, I worked for UPS. Nothing quite as glamorous as being a driver with cute brown shorts and my own truck, though. I was a hub guy. To give you some background, every package that comes through UPS (or those *other* companies) gets...
