In Elementary school, there was always a fire prevention poster contest each Fall.  Each child was to make a poster which would then be judged at the school.  These then went on to the district, area, etc, until they competed at the State Level.  In 2nd grade, my sister created a poster that won 2nd [...]

Even Moses faced opposition when he came down from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments! Why do we think it’s so bad that we’ll face opposition – or even step on congregants’ toes – if we change the way we’re doing things?

When you think of change—implementing something new, shifting something existing or removing something old—what do you feel? Do you get excited? Are you hesitant or scared? Here are a few ways to make change more effective in your community.

The mission of the church is to make disciples of all nations and teach them to observe all that Jesus commanded (Matthew 28). To perform this mission, Ephesians 4:11-16 says God gifted us to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers to equip the saints for the work of the ministry and for building up the body of Christ (the church).

I remember the days when I was on church staff and if you’re anything like me it wasn’t uncommon to periodically find myself feeling overwhelmed, and perhaps even a bit discouraged. Not because I didn’t like what I was doing but because some of my projects and/or workload seemed like I was making absolutely no progress.