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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...
"First Impressions" at the Church – Pastorpedia
Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how a church can create an atmosphere that encourages guests to return. “First Impressions” at the Church Think how you decide if you will go back to a nearby restaurant or not! Were you received well? Were the people obviously glad you were there? Were the restrooms clean? And...
Pastorpedia – Help for a Pastor to Keep Joy, Growth, and Delight in His Marriage
cenational.org/pastorpedia Vol. 3, Issue 3 Produced by CE National Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how a pastor can keep joy, growth, and delight in their marriage and family. Those people right next to you! This one is about family, and it's about time. We all would say they are the most important people in...
Pastorpedia: All Alone in the Prison of the Work of the Pastorate? Maybe You Need an Assistant
cenational.org/pastorpedia Vol. 3, Issue 2 Produced by CE National Pastors Knute Larson, Jeff Bogue, and Jim Brown talk about how they use an assistant to help them with their ministry.When we feel like II Timothy 4:10-11! That is, all alone in the prison of the work of the pastorate. Maybe you need an assistant. Okay, that’s topical...
Why Don’t They Change to be Like We Are, Perfect in Every Way? – Reaching Millennials
In the April issue of Pastorpedia, pastors Jeff Bogue, Knute Larson, and Jim Brown talk about how to relate to Millennials and Gen-Xers. Why don’t Millennials change to be like we are, perfect in every way? The younger ones, we mean. They have such funny ideas and ways. And when I was their age, I was not sure of people my age, and now...
