Administration

Articles Statistics in Worship?
- By Alex Joyner
- Posted on January 31st, 2011
Enough statistics ABOUT worship; how about statistics IN worship? Sound crazy? Maybe. But maybe not. At a recent chaotic and unfocused council meeting, my associate pastor Peter…
Articles The Warmth of a Note
- By J. Clif Christopher
- Posted on January 24th, 2011
The other day my secretary came in with the mail. In the stack was a hand addressed envelope with my name on it and in the return corner it showed that it was sent by a former…
Articles Debt Debacle
- By J. Clif Christopher
- Posted on January 24th, 2011
Yesterday, one of the really solid pastors that I am fortunate enough to work with called me. The conversation went something like this, “Clif, we just got updated numbers…
Articles Balancing the Budget
- By J. Clif Christopher
- Posted on January 24th, 2011
When I started out in ministry nearly 35 years ago I wandered into my first church board meeting with wide eyes and my mouth firmly shut. I did not know much about running a…
Articles Find Your Niche
- By Martin Thielen
- Posted on January 19th, 2011
Before becoming a minister, I sold insurance for a major life insurance company. My first week on the job, my supervisor told me, “If you want to succeed in this business…
Articles Taking Differences Seriously
- By Dean Francis
- Posted on January 11th, 2011
We minister today in a world where division and dissension is the norm. Politicians and news commentators are constantly defining different perspectives. To be the Body of Christ…