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Church Financial Integrity – Pastorpedia – May 2017
Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about financial integrity in the church. Jesus told about a dishonest manager of a business who manipulated the business procedures of a company for his own gain, and then He said of us, “people of the light,” that we should be shrewd with the use of money. Not dishonest of course,...
Millennials and Our Church – Pastorpedia – Feb 2017
Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how to reach millennials.They range in age from 20-37 or so, or around that, and they probably do not care what we are saying here :-). But we care, and we all wish there were more of them at church on Sunday, or in any group of the church, or at least listening to or watching...
A Very High Privilege Indeed! – What Does "Preach the Word" Mean? – Pastorpedia – April 2017
Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about what it means to "Preach the Word."Very few people stand up in a meeting and tell their friends what they should believe, or how they should live, or why they should feel a certain way. But that is what we pastors do quite regularly. We had better have a good reason and source for doing...
Money and Offerings – Pastorpedia
It goes with the territory! Quite of few of us pastors would probably list last on our job descriptions the need to help the church raise money for the regular offerings and special projects. We do not like to ask for money nearly as much as we like to ask for conversions or growth in spirit. But everyone who pastors for a decent amount...
Whose Church Did You Say This Is? – Seniors in the Church – March 2017
Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how to encourage and utilize seniors in your church.It was the first four-letter word we ever said, and it is one of the largest sins of the pastor, and it is often the attitude behind church problems and wars. “Mine.” On paper, we would all write that the church is our Lord’s....
Discouragement in the Ministry – Pastorpedia – January 2017 – Help for Pastors
Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how pastors can keep from discouragement. Being a pastor is not all fun and games, for any of us. And for many, there are too many pains, if you ask me. While a few may be self-inflicted, many are caused by the selfishness or meanness of church members. Others are the result of...
The Cure for Staph Disease in a Church – Pastorpedia – December 2016
Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how pastors can hire better staff members, but also when the right time might be to let a staff member or volunteer go. Perhaps we should talk about staff disease in a church first, and then take on the physical enemy that has hurt many. And this one, staff disunity and pain,...
Three Chairs for Tribal Chiefs in Your Church – Pastorpedia
Three Chairs for Tribal Chiefs Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how you, as a pastor, can best utilize long-term, influential members of your church. Well, some of them have been chairman of the church board three times or more, or held three chairs or titles at once way back. So hopefully we can honor them and...
The Changing Face of Evangelism – Pastorpedia
Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how their methods of evangelism have changed over the years, but how the message remains the same. The Changing Face of Evangelism Good chance you have read the story of the tour group in one of the gorgeous huge cathedrals in Europe—a crowd that got very quiet when one of the...
Politics and the Pulpit – What’s a Pastor to do? Pastorpedia
Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown discuss how to talk about politics from the pulpit. Politics and the Pulpit No one wants to divorce the pulpit and the Scripture it presents from our daily lives. And yet our daily lives–at least a lot of conversation and communication–are filled with politics. Shall we talk about the...
