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Seedlings
Dr. Paul D. Borden
 A major change in the 21st century for many congregations is that more and more new members have come to join the congregation through ministries other than the Sunday morning worship service. They come via recovery ministries, large events, ministry teams or even small groups. Yet for most congregations ...More
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Congregational Transformation
Dr. Bill Hoyt
 Unfortunately for you, I have been declared officially old enough to engage in public reminiscing. My private reminiscing began with this week's dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. My reminiscing was heightened by being in DC, and after hurricane Irene literally blew through town I visited the not-yet-dedicated memorial. So in spite of your protests, I am making some of my reflections public in this article.... More |
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GHC Network
Rev. JD Pearring
 A Tribute to My Dad ...
A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, ... More |
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Missions Corner
Rev. David Bennett
 During last month's article, I discussed when to give staff raises according to 4 levels of leadership ... Sometimes new church attendees aren't in the habit of giving and/or don't know how to structure their finances so that they can give to support their church ... One GHC pastor realized this and designed a system for creating generous givers ...More |
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Did You Know?
Ms. Pamela Breen
Scammers 'Phishing' for Your Money! ... In July, IRS issued warnings to be leery of tax scams convincing taxpayers to apply for rebates or credits. Forbes recently reported a "flurry of schemes" in the South and Midwest targeting local churches. Scammers convince churches that free money is available from the IRS through large tax credits or rebates that require little paperwork. It sounds too good to be true and in fact it is. There is big cause to be leery .... More
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