by Scott Thomas | May 6, 2016 | Church Leadership
I had a hard time finding in Scripture where it explains the role of a pastor’s wife. I dragged out every concordance I could find. I looked at my Greek and Hebrew Lexicon. Some day I might even get it off the shelf. I consulted Wikipedia (the academic version, of...
by Scott Thomas | Mar 31, 2016 | Church Leadership
The General Social Survey tracks social behaviors among Americans since 1972. Fifteen to twenty percent of married couples surveyed said they have sex fewer than 10 times a year. That is now considered a “sexless marriage.” The average, according to the survey is 58...
by Phil Spry | Jun 19, 2013 | Church Planting
We fishers of men are the only fishermen who don’t throw any back. At least not normally… We once had a waterfront home on the South Carolina coast. The fishing was best I’ve ever done. But occasionally while fishing for dinner we would catch sharks. Sharks are...
by John Wasem | May 9, 2013 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
With the exploding predominance of social networking (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn), you have an awesome opportunity to build and utilize a robust church leadership network. This network can provide you with access to amazing spiritual leaders, cutting edge ideas,...
by Aubrey Malphurs | May 7, 2013 | Church Planting
Trust is critical to church planting or church envisioning. The Malphurs Group (TMG) puts it this way: If they don’t trust you, you can’t lead them! An advantage the church planter has over the church revitalizer is that people grant you a high degree of...