2 Quick Adjustments Every Church Needs To Make To Their New Membership Class

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During my role at the Southern Baptists of Texas convention, I have been asked multiple times what makes up a new membership class. For Baptists, the normal new membership class outline goes something along the lines of: Beliefs (BFM2000 or abbreviated version). Requirements for membership (Salvation, Believer Baptism by immersion). Next step for membership (profession … Read more

Avoiding The Unintentional Pitfalls Of Discipleship 

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Discipleship is a BIG DEAL!  Every church desires to disciple people well and follow the command of Jesus to make disciples. Today, I want to spotlight some common pitfalls churches make with their discipleship programs and provide some ways to avoid those mistakes. Pitfall 1 – Theoretical Discipleship  Churches love to talk about discipleship. Pastors … Read more

4 Ideas To Reach Out To Our Schools

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Pastors, the Summer is almost over, and the school year is about to kick off. Teachers are busy preparing their classrooms, students are purchasing school supplies, and parents are rejoicing (LOL). Although this time of year is a little crazy, there are several ways for your church to minister to the local schools. Here are four … Read more

4 Ways You Know Your Church Needs Revitalization

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Church revitalization is not just for dying churches. Churches that are relatively well attended and consistently meet budget could use revitalization too. In fact, many church members assume that because people show up and the bills are paid, everything is going good at their church. But the reality is Lifeway Research has found most churches … Read more

3 Easy Ways To Improve Your Sunday Announcements

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With my role at the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, I have the blessing of preaching in many different churches. That allows me to see how other churches are doing their services. Some are good, and some are not so good. Today I would like to discuss something that many of us think about but … Read more

3 Reasons Why The Pastorate Is The Best Job

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Pastoring a church can be difficult, especially during a difficult season. The gurus tell us this. Christianity Today reported that pastors coming out of the pandemic are seriously thinking about leaving the ministry due to burnout (Link to the article). Barna’s research revealed that “38% of pastors are considering leaving the ministry” after the stresses of … Read more