In our context (Europe and the Middle East), most of our leaders find themselves in a position of being bi-vocational leaders and pastors. This article is the story of one pastor who chooses to remain bi-vocational and why he finds that important. Hopefully this article will encourage us to be present in our current situations and not miss the opportunity to share God‘s love with the people around us.
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/chosen-bivocational-pastor/
What role do the arts play in your church?
How does you church define worship?
These questions are just two of the good questions asked in this article. Possibly this article will help us think creatively to incorporate art in a way that will build the community, cultivate God-given gifting, and most make the Jesus way known and lived.
https://www.faithandleadership.com/art-and-faith-converge-hybrid-churchcommunity-arts-center
This article give four reminders of how discipleship practices should be focused. They are good reminders that enable us to think intentionally on how to spend our time on discipleship.
https://www.onfaith.co/onfaith/2015/12/29/4-common-disciple-making-mistakes-to-avoid/38221
Do you use visuals or video in your church?
Have you every thought about the different learning styles of your people?
What about bumping up the quality of the video you might be using?
This article talks to the „why should we be using video“ question, while also giving links to other video resources and how to videos.
http://www.worshiptechdirector.com/article/why_use_video_in_church_ministry
„I don‘t have time“
I‘ve heard this phrase so many times when inviting persons to ministry events or when trying to engage leaders in serving roles. It‘s true, the demand on everyone‘s time has increased and the amount of elective time has decreased. I think this article gives three practical ways to engage busy persons, specifically youth in this instance.
https://youthministry.com/3-ways-engage-teenagers-busy-world/
How does this apply in your context?
