Today’s post comes to us from Kate Shellnutt for Christianity Today. American pastors aren’t as young as they used to be. As clergy live longer and stay in ministry longer, the average age of Protestant senior pastors has risen to 54—a decade older than 25 years before, when the average age was 44. Now, just 1 in 7 pastors leading … Read More
William Carey on Being a Minister
“A Christian minister is a person who in a peculiar sense is not his own; he is the servant of God, and therefore ought to be wholly devoted to Him.” – William Carey
Keys to Worship Planning: The Thursday Midnight Rule
“Since Sundays are so important, at The Journey we have decided never to leave anything associated with the Sunday service to chance. In fact, we have a rule called the Thursday midnight rule. By midnight on Thursday, we are totally prepared for Sunday – down to every last detail. Leave nothing to chance. God honors preparedness.” … Read More
Surrender the Ice Cream Spoon! (Thursdays are for Health)
“If our bodies are made for the Lord and he cares about them, shouldn’t we care about them too? I have spent years preaching about the importance of surrendering your entire being to God, but all the while, I had a major blind spot. In my mind, surrendering myself didn’t mean surrendering my ice cream spoon. It didn’t mean surrendering … Read More
John Wesley’s 7 Rules for Congregational Singing
Today’s guest post comes to us from TheWorshipCommunity.com. In 1761, John Wesley penned these iconic guidelines for corporate singing for church congregations who would be singing out of the Select Hymns with Tunes Annext hymn book. Believe it or not, in the 18th century it was fairly cutting edge to sing the hymns that we know and love today. So, … Read More
Study: Conservative Doctrine as Church Growth Strategy
Today’s guest blog comes to us from Owen Strachan for Patheos.com. The best way to grow a church is to hold conservative theology, and preach it. At least that’s what a recent Washington Post article states. David Millard Haskell (professor at Wilfrid Laurier University) just reported his peer-reviewed research on Canadian churches for the Post, here’s what he found (emphasis … Read More
Dwight Moody on Church Attendance
“Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood to a sick man.” – Dwight L. Moody February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899
Keys to Worship Planning: Every Sunday Matters
“The hour or so that you have with your people during each worship service is phenomenally important. Every. Single. Week. You can never let a Sunday slide. Every Sunday matters. One of the most basic requirements for being a teaching pastor or worship leader is that you love Sundays. God has entrusted you with people who will walk through … Read More
Raising Your Game for God’s Glory (Thursdays are for Health)
“No one else can change your life for you. I can guarantee, though, if you will make a decision to raise your game for God’s glory, he will meet you in that place and help you get to where he wants you to be.” – Nelson Searcy, Steve Reynolds & Jennifer Dykes Henson The above quote is from p. 32 of … Read More
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