by Barry Howard | Feb 5, 2020 | Opinion
The process of searching for a new pastor is one of the most crucial and important seasons in the life of a church. During this season, there is often grief over the resignation or retirement of the previous pastor, and there is both excitement and anxiety at the...
by Danny Chisholm | May 22, 2015 | Opinion
We see them all the time. They are everywhere in town and easily visible when driving on streets and highways. I’m talking about speed limit signs. These symbols that appear on the side of the road are often interpreted as “suggestions,” as we...
by Mark Tidsworth | Feb 11, 2015 | Opinion
One of the most promising movements in the 21st century church is the disciple development movement. Given the post-modern context in which we find ourselves, we are driven to clarify what this Christian movement, with its church, is all about. Because we can’t...
by Dennis Bickers | Jan 3, 2014 | Opinion
One of the problems impacting the ability of some ministers seeking to find a place to serve is the growing numbers of churches that are becoming bivocational. My region currently has many more bivocational churches seeking pastors than we have fully funded churches...
by Jim Kitchens | Dec 1, 2005 | Opinion
Just as I was finishing my book “The Postmodern Parish: New Ministry for a New Era” for the Alban Institute, I received a new call to ministry. For the previous 23 years, I had served as a pastor in two congregations in California. My new call was to a...
