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The Church Worship Service is GOAT – Pastorpedia
Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how they plan and prepare for an excellent worship service experience for their church each week. Who is GOAT? Michael or LeBron — Greatest Of All Time in basketball? The debate goes on. But as to Greatest Of All Time in the local church, at least in each week’s schedule for the local...
Polygamy is Not Good! – Protecting a Pastor’s Marriage – Pastorpedia
Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about protecting a pastor's marriage. In a small sense, the pastor-church relationship is a marriage of sorts. But if the real spouse feels like the church is a spouse of higher favor, there is pain. Trouble, “right here in River City.” Most churches will not protect the pastor’s marriage. We...
Hard Ethics and Cultural Questions for the Local Church
Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how they handle ethics and cultural questions in their churches. The next Pastorpedia Live is June 6. Dr. Daniel Green will be talking about personal ethics for pastors. Knute Larson will host. Register now to participate at CE National's Russell Center in Winona Lake, Indiana. Too far...
Roe v. Wade at 45 Years Abortion Debate Still Rages
Our friend, Pastor Don Shoemaker, wrote a really good piece with regard to abortion and we thought that it would be a good article to pass along to you. We appreciate Don and his insights and ability to communicate on important social concern issues of our time. If you would like to receive his monthly news letter, contact him at...
11 Keys to Keep Your Church’s Volunteer Children’s Staff Happy
Keeping volunteer children's staff around for more than a year can be difficult. The demands of working with children can be huge, but given good leadership, it is possible to have less turn-over. Here are 11 keys to keep children's staff happy in their roles. 1. Assign an experienced teacher to mentor. You wouldn't start a new job...
“Gimme a T. . . E . . . A. . . M!” Pastorpedia – School or Team Spirit in Small and Large Church Staffs
Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how they encourage their church staff to work like a team. Even the Lone Ranger had Tonto, sometimes his cousin, Dan Reed, and of course his amazing horse and friend, Silver. We should not try this calling called pastoring alone. Whether we're talking lead volunteers or paid...
Be Like Billy Graham! Serious. – Help with Preaching for Pastors – Pastorpedia
America and the world just lost a giant, and many of us over age 50 were inspired and influenced by Billy Graham. Now, we’re not stretching it to say that we can be like him related to preaching in several ways: Faithfulness: Yes, that is related to preaching because people will not listen to us if they do not trust and love us. Billy...
Balance for the Pastor’s Life and Schedule – Pastorpedia
Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how they prioritize their church and family life. “We need to talk.” If you are like many of us in the pastorate, you knew what was coming when your wife asked for time to do this. It was about you working too hard or too long. Only Andy Stanley has never been there. He is the...
Leaders in the Church: Finding, Helping, and Thanking – Pastorpedia
“Have you seen my church? I have lost them, and I am their leader.” One of the ways we know where the church is and get it to go the way it should go, is by having good leaders and staying close to them. And by being their leader. Sometimes we may say that this is not what we signed up for -- we came to this calling for the love of our...
Let’s Protect this Baby! – My Church and My Community – Pastorpedia
Pastors Knute Larson, Jim Brown, and Jeff Bogue talk about how the church should be involved and viewed by the community. The moat around the church building should be at least nine feet wide and rather deep, so people will not jump across it. The password to enter the building should be complicated, with some gibberish and symbols so...
