I want to expand on yesterday’s post because the issue of churches, fund raisers, and tithing is something that really gets my mind and my heart going. There are three primary reasons why we don’t do fund raisers around here: Community Charles Kyker, a friend who pastors Christ UMC in Hickory, once told me, “The Read the full article…
This weekend I led a group through our First Step class, which is the vehicle for membership at Good Shepherd Church. It was a fun group, full of people of diverse ages, backgrounds, and expectations. But the group got the most energized when I told them about our church’s policy towards fund raisers: we don’t Read the full article…
Confessions Of A Pastor continues this Sunday. And it’s a genuine confession: I feel completely inadequate.I had a friend in high school tell me once that I was a “simmering cauldron of insecurities.” Some friend, right? Actually, you can find out more about him here. But he was probably on to something. That’s why this Read the full article…
Back in 2003, we were designing the Worship Center we now use. I remember telling the architect that I wanted space for a portable baptismal pool so that we could do immersion baptisms in church. (The Lake Wylie baptisms in January were never very popular.) Anyway, the architect was stunned. He’d never heard of a Read the full article…
I have an Encouragement File that I keep in the drawer closest to my chair at the office. That’s where I put all the attaboys I receive: cards, letters, and emails from people who have taken the time to tell me I’m doing a good job at one facet of ministry or another. But just Read the full article…
