Pastor, are you fighting in the dark?

by BSCNC Communications | Jan 8, 2020 | _home-articles, articles-all, disciple-making-article-feed, disciple-making-articles-all, leadership-article-feed, leadership-articles-all, pastoral-article-feed, pastoral-articles-all

Pastor, are you fighting in the dark? January 8, 2020 Not that long ago, depression was rarely discussed in public. It was too embarrassing to talk about, much less admit. However, 15 years ago, our deployed soldiers started coming home with post-traumatic stress...

Should pastors visit?

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...

Always be encouraging your pastor

by BSCNC Communications | Sep 6, 2019 | _home-articles, articles-all, pastoral-article-feed, pastoral-articles-all

Always be encouraging your pastor September 6, 2019 Serving as a pastor of a local church is one of the most rewarding callings in life. It’s also one of the most challenging. I know because I served as a local church pastor for 15 years before becoming a director of...

3 easy ways to tell the church about the Cooperative Program

by BSCNC Communications | Jul 9, 2019 | _home-articles, articles-all, pastoral-article-feed, pastoral-articles-all

3 easy ways to tell the church about the Cooperative Program July 9, 2019 The Cooperative Program supports missions and ministries across North Carolina, North America and around the world. Here are a couple of easy and straightforward ways to educate your...

5 ways pastors should respond to setbacks in ministry

by BSCNC Communications | May 28, 2019 | _home-articles, articles-all, pastoral-article-feed, pastoral-articles-all

5 ways pastors should respond to setbacks in ministry May 28, 2019 Things don’t always turn out the way we desire. Oftentimes, we find ourselves asking questions about why something happened, or why we didn’t see it coming. We wonder why God allowed it or have...

Church, are you prepared to manage crisis?

by BSCNC Communications | May 7, 2019 | _home-articles, articles-all, pastoral-article-feed, pastoral-articles-all

Church, are you prepared to manage crisis? May 7, 2019 As allegations of sexual misconduct continue to come to light across the Southern Baptist Convention, some pastors are struck with how to handle unpredictable crises, should they occur. While pastors have a unique...