Retirement is a forbidden word for those who say, "I'll be a pastor until the day I die." For others, retirement cannot come too soon; they are more than ready to escape the pressures and expectations that so often robbed them of sleep. Some retired pastors resemble ships drifting; they have no sense of purpose. A few hang around large churches, ready (should they be asked) to fill the pulpit.
Graceful retirement looks different for every pastor. The view from this retiree's perspective will, I hope, erase a few negative thoughts about retirement. Read More |
A Book Review by Kwabena Boakye Yidom
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Many new youth leaders, both pastors and volunteers, soon find themselves discouraged and lonely with the feeling no one is willing to help them. Determined to soldier on and connect young people with Christ and the church, they quickly become lone rangers.
Building a Great Team, by Steve Case and Hubert Cisneros, is the second in a series of five books on the essential qualities that create great youth groups. It introduces four components to help build strong teams so where leaders do not feel they are alone, and for helping teens feel that they are part of something that matters. Read More
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An Appeal to Every Member from Liberty Magazine
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On January 23, 2016, the designated day for the Liberty Magazine & Religious Liberty promotion, there was a massive storm almost on the entire eastern coast of the United States. Many churches in this entire region were closed that Sabbath and very little happened that day concerning the Liberty Magazine promotion. Thousands of people will probably not be receiving Liberty Magazine who otherwise should have.
Please share this video with your church members for this second appeal to share Liberty Magazine with those in your community. Click here to watch the video and click here to donate.
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Why Our Churches Need
to be on Social Media:
Tips to help get your Social Media Ministry Started
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"Any church that doesn't have a Facebook page may not be doing relevant ministry," says Noah Washington, former senior pastor at Allegheny East Conference's Bladensburg, Maryland church. Washington and the media team updated their Facebook and Twitter accounts with pictures from the church service and videos of their praise team and groups. Bladensburg has a weekly attendance of between 375 and 400, but their Facebook page has more than 1,200 fans. He says that the church's social media efforts have had a tremendous impact. "We've had people attend service because of our Facebook and Twitter accounts." Read More
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Ministerial Training to be Optimized
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A team of educators and ministerial directors will be meeting May 16, 17 in a continuing conversation about how to reduce redundancies and deficiencies in the four stages of pastoral development. At this meeting the Curriculum Collaboration Council will look at how each of the Core Qualities can be distributed effectively over the undergraduate, graduate, internship, and continuing education journey. Read More
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Events, Resources, Announcements
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Not Everyone Is Going To Like You - If you are a people pleaser - if you realize how much of your self-worth is dependent on the affirmation of others, then it is time to make a change.
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