When someone helps the pastor,
Lonnie Davis Wesley, III, The Seven: Taking a Closer Look at What It Means to Be a Deacon, p. 81
THE CHURCH GROWS,
THE WORD GROWS,
and THE LEADERS GROW!
— Rev. Dr. Robert R. LaRochelle In the community where I serve as pastor of a local church, my congregation is hosting a service next week to celebrate the Week of Christian Unity. I am excited that several local Christian congregations, both Protestant and Roman Catholic, are joining in this important effort. I am likewise…
Can there be any other reaction when one has encountered the amazing grace of God, than an overwhelming eruption of emotional joy and praise towards God? If so, then why do we see so few eruptions? Why are the volcanoes of our hearts not erupting with gratuitous affections and instead are often silent? Have we…
by Ronald Higdon, retired pastor (including intentional interim ministry), adjunct professor, and author of In Changing Times: A Guide for Reflection and Conversation and Surviving a Son’s Suicide A reporter was interviewing an elderly Kentucky farmer and posed an obvious-answer question: “You’ve been farming for over sixty-five years; I bet you’ve seen a lot of changes in that…
Today we continue the series of interviews with Energion authors on transforming mainline congregations. Last week Dr. Bruce Epperly responded to the interview questions. Today, Dr. Bob LaRochelle, pastor of Second Congregational Church, Manchester, Connecticut, (United Church of Christ), and author of Part Time Pastor, Full Time Church (Pilgrim Press, 2012), Crossing the Street (Energion…
Tonight at 7p.m. CDT, Henry Neufeld will host a discussion on clergy support, with Academy of Parish Clergy President, Matt Braddock and Sharing the Practice editor, Dr. Bob Cornwall. Google Link to the discussion. YouTube Link to the discussion. This will be a 30-minute discussion about how clergy can support each other and reach out across denominational and interfaith…
Dateline: July 5, 2016, Energion Pulications’ Tuesday Night Google Hangout with host, Henry Neufeld, and Dr. Bruce Epperly, author of Ruth and Esther: Women of Agency and Adventure.
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