The Next Generation of Givers
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 No matter where I go, the same question is often asked of me: How do we engage and inspire young people to give? Indeed, it is an important question that should be asked. According to the U.S. Census, 2015 marked the year that the "Millennial" population exceeded that of Baby Boomers. However, there is a tendency among nonprofits to shy away from cultivating and engaging Millennials, perhaps because of a lack of understanding about how this generation thinks and operates. However, the church and fundraising community would do well to learn how to marshal the support of young people. Read More |
Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City, had the interesting habit of walking the streets of the city asking a question. How are we doing? Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, visited as many stores as he could in a year and encouraged engagement on the part of associates by asking good questions and rewarding excellence in service. Leaders who ask questions engage their coworkers by including them in the decision making process. But what questions should we ask? How should we ask them? And who should we ask? These are the questions that I have put to a few pastors and we will look at their responses as well as some ideas from the current literature in leadership theory and practice. Read More
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I'm a fourth-generation Seventh-day Adventist on my mother's side and a second-generation Adventist on my father's side-a pastor's kid. My mother was a denominational worker, and so all the 'Adventist pedigree' was there to position me to go into ministry.
My father had a successful ministry, but he experienced much pain and difficulty as a pastor. That pain was felt by my Mom and my siblings, and me as well. They were good parents and I knew they loved me, but ministry was not appealing to me because I saw what it did to their lives and especially what it did to my father personally. Read More
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Have you ever considered planting a new Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America? Church planting may be the most challenging and rewarding ministry that you'll ever experience. Church planting experts tell us that we are falling behind on church planting even as the population in the NAD continues to grow. Now may be the to time stoke that fire for church planting as the NAD voted at year end meetings to plant 1,000 new Adventist congregations over the next five years. Funds are being set aside right now to plant churches in every conference of the NAD.
A Church Planters Boot Camp is scheduled for April 28-May 1 in Camp Kulaqua, Florida. If you sense God may be calling you to be involved in a church plant, please contact your conference Ministerial Secretary for approval to attend this free training session for church planters. The only cost is transportation.
Every church started as a church plant. Start a new legacy now.
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Events, Resources, Announcements
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Project Millennial: The correct link for the Project Millennial announced in the December 13 issue of Best Practices is grow.this.generation@gmail.com.
The Forty-Five Year Dream: Sometimes God plants dreams in our hearts that are wild and seemingly impossible to achieve, like the one Max Mace had in 1970 to start a singing group to share joyful Christian music all over the world. Music is a tough business to break into, and pursuing it full-time as a ministry is even harder. Lucy knew it would be a steep climb, but she believed in her husband's dream, and as they say, "the rest is history." Now practically everywhere you go you'll find people who have heard of, and have been blessed by the Heritage Singers. This year is their 45th anniversary. Listen and watch as Max and Lucy reflect on their journey!
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