Does it seem that the number of people attending church has dwindled in recent years? Most pollsters seem to think so.
It is my impression that (at least in the smaller congregations), there is a trend toward lower numbers each week. At such a point, the devil tries to plant feelings of despair & hopelessness in [...]
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Can a dead tree be revived?
Posted by Ray in October 14th, 2008
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Posted in: Churches and Denominations, Leadership, Ministry, Podcast, Sermons Tags: attendance, church, congregation, despair, destruction, download, leader, outline, Podcast, restoration, Restore, Sermon, tree, trend, Vine
Why Churches don’t fulfill the Great Commission (part 1)
Posted by Bill Isaacs in September 1st, 2008
We all know the Great Commission,
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”
Jesus said this to his disciples just before he left as he was preparing them to [...]
Evaluating change
Posted by Bill Isaacs in August 9th, 2008
Posted in: Churches and Denominations, Encouragement, Leadership, Ministry Tags: adjustment, Akron, bittersweet, change, church, COG, denomination, Kathy, Katrina, Louisiana, mindset, Ohio, Transition
Terms like “change” are full of personal and emotional connotations. For example, change can be a positive word as it is expressed in terms of improving a mindset or organizational concept. On the other hand, change can be difficult when it means leaving good friends and colleagues.
Kathy and I are going to reposition in Akron, [...]
What do you want?
Posted by Ray in August 2nd, 2008
Posted in: Churches and Denominations, Controversial, Leadership Tags: Bill Isaacs, blessing, change, church, COG, Pastor, subservient
Recently, Bill Isaacs posted an article titled,”How much right do I have in wanting change in the COG?” In that article, he described some of the attitudes that people express about “their” church. Some of the more poignant remarks were, “This is our church and the pastor has no right to change it!”; ”We were [...]
Legal Issues for Churches
Posted by Ray in July 5th, 2008
Posted in: Churches and Denominations, Ethics, Finance, Leadership Tags: Assemblies, church, law, lawsuit, Legal, ministers, Tax
The Assemblies of God website has a nice collection of articles that deal with the legal issues which churches may face. The page is well organized so that you can find what you are looking for very quickly. Check it out. Here is a clip from the page:
Helpful Links:
ChurchLawToday.com
Legal, Tax and Risk Management Resources
ReducingTheRisk.com
Making your [...]
