by BSCNC Communications | Jan 7, 2020 | articles-all, church-revitalization-article-feed, church-revitalization-articles-all, pastoral-article-feed, pastoral-articles-all
Should pastors visit? January 7, 2020 Should pastors visit? Some pastors feel the need to be at every hospital procedure for the duration of the procedure, and others never leave the study to darken the doors of a hospital. Pastoral care can be a divisive issue and...
by BSCNC Communications | Dec 16, 2019 | _home-articles, articles-all, church-revitalization-article-feed, church-revitalization-articles-all
Urgent church: Nine changes we must make or die December 16, 2019 It broke my heart. Another church closed. This church had unbelievable potential. Indeed, it had its own “glory days,” but only for a season. But, 10 years ago, few would have predicted this church’s...
by BSCNC Communications | Oct 9, 2019 | articles-all, church-revitalization-article-feed, church-revitalization-articles-all
Pursuing a godly marriage in changing seasons October 9, 2019 As we pursue revitalization in our churches, it’s important to remember that assessing the health of our marriages is imperative. For the man involved in ministry, his marriage can sometimes be neglected...
by BSCNC Communications | Jul 2, 2019 | _home-articles, articles-all, church-revitalization-article-feed, church-revitalization-articles-all
Living what you preach July 2, 2019 Christ’s disciple-making always had an invitational aspect to it. There’s a story in the gospels where the guys are out fishing and Jesus comes by and says, “Follow me. I’ll make you fishers of men.” Jesus walks up to these guys and...
by BSCNC Communications | Jun 20, 2019 | _home-articles, articles-all, church-revitalization-article-feed, church-revitalization-articles-all
Lessons learned from an ineffective pastor June 20, 2019 Before I came to work at the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, I pastored for 25 years. I learned a lot about who I was as a pastor and about my ineffectiveness. Many times, I worked 60 hours a week,...
by BSCNC Communications | Jun 18, 2019 | _home-articles, articles-all, church-revitalization-article-feed, church-revitalization-articles-all
12 signs your church may be inwardly focused June 18, 2019 Most churches have more of an inward focus than an outward one. That’s one reason Thom Rainer and I many years ago wrote the book, Eating the Elephant – to help established churches turn outwardly. Here are...
