No, really! The times ARE a-changin’!
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mitchell, TX, for example was hit for more than $35 million in a sex abuse claim.
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Struggling houses of worship get a ‘faith lift’ in the new National Geographic Channel series CHURCH RESCUE
WASHINGTON /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Religious institutions are the foundation of many communities across America. The United States is home to more than 300,000 religious congregations, and nearly four out of five Americans identify themselves with some type of religious belief. To practice these beliefs, people from all walks of life descend upon urban, rural and city […]
Read More >Despite ‘huge’ hesitancy, seminaries branch out in online degrees
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (RNS) — Theological education has increasingly left brick-and-mortar schools and headed back to congregations and family homes as more seminarians study online. “The old move — uproot your family, get a new job, move to the seminary — that model isn’t working for so many people today,” said Ronald Hawkins, vice provost […]
Read More >5 lease negotiating tips for churches
As the multisite and church planting movements continue to become the fastest form of multiplication and community impact, an increasing number of churches are looking to facilities they would lease rather than own. Given this trend, I thought it would be good to offer some insights and tips on negotiating a lease. A few years […]
Read More >Holiday giving survey shows young men most likely to give the gift of charity
SEATTLE / World Vision — Headlines this year have not been kind to young men — often tagged as selfish Millennials, significantly more likely to still live with mom and dad, less likely than women to be enrolled in U.S. colleges. But, a new holiday giving survey from World Vision shows that men ages 18-34 […]
Read More >Buyer’s remorse for pastor search committees
By Marion D. Aldridge ASSOCIATED BAPTIST PRESS — Members of pastor search committees often experience buyer’s remorse. Buyer’s remorse is when a person or a family has made a large purchase — a house or a car, for example — and then begin to second-guess their decision. Regret sets in. “Maybe we spent too much…” […]
Read More >Inviting young adults to be leaders
By Michael J. O’Loughlin RELIGION NEWS SERVICE — Over at Duke Divinity School’s Faith & Leadership, I write about the need to include young adults in positions of leadership in faith communities. From the essay: Nowhere is the church’s “maturity” more evident than in communities of women religious, the Catholic nuns who are responsible for […]
Read More >Faculty Opening for Professor of Counseling at RTS/Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 5, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ — Dr. Michael Kruger, president of Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC, is pleased to announce a faculty opening for a professor of counseling. In addition to teaching counseling classes, this individual will be the director for new counseling degree programs at RTS Charlotte. These programs would include […]
Read More >The perils of leadership lock-in
Leadership “lock-in” (a term I first heard from Seth Godin) is a condition in which leadership believes people are “locked in” to their product, church, political party, etc. It’s a common leadership mistake, but a deadly one that befalls most churches in decline. Perhaps they are the only viable option within their denomination or the […]
Read More >Does your pastor need a doctorate?
By Mark Wingfield ASSOCIATED BAPTIST PRESS — Churches should value the importance of an educated clergy, but church leadership also should be educated about what the various degrees represent and the value of experience blended with education. Hearing a story about yet another medium-sized church in a small town where a personnel committee desired above […]
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