STAY – 5 Advantages of Pastor Longevity
Guest Post from Jerry Burton… I was driving into my new town for the first time to assume the pastorate of my first church, and the question went through my mind, “Wonder how long I will be here?” I preached my first sermon as pastor on December 15, 1979. My...
Is Church For Christians?
Churches face challenges like never before. Most statistics show a decline in church attendance. Other statistics reveal that churches are closing faster than new churches are starting. If things don’t change, the church will disappear. It has always been a...
Steps of Reconciliation
“It all started when somebody stole a pig “ The Hatfields and McCoys were two American Appalachian mountaineer families who, with their families and neighbors, engaged in a legendary feud that attracted nationwide attention in the 1880s and ’90s. It lasted...