Churches have several models for choosing a new pastor
Pastoral Succession: Congregations and ministers will face leadership transitions. They can determine together how to facilitate a smooth change.
Pastoral Succession: Congregations and ministers will face leadership transitions. They can determine together how to facilitate a smooth change.
Jesus' example at Easter gives believers hope and triumph over fear and reason for confidence in God's work through his Son and Holy Spirit.
God's grace made pastoral succession work at Broadview Baptist Church in Abilene, Texas, leaders believe. Now the retired senior pastor still attends and still serves the congregation he led for nearly 38 years.
CBF Heartland Coordinating Council members approved a memorandum of understanding with CBF Global, accepted its nominating committee's report and discussed upcoming events at their March 14 meeting.
The research findings that loneliness in a person’s life may increase her or his risk of death are hardly surprising. An analysis of 70 studies confirms that conclusion. It appears in the March issue of Perspectives in Psychological Science. But one of
Initiating the "second act" of life -- the retirement years -- should be carefully anticipated and thoroughly planned.
Churchnet (the Baptist General Convention of Missouri) rolled out its strategic plan for the next five years at its March 6 directors’ session — a plan that calls for focusing on missional approaches.
Retirement means shifting gears, remaining true to oneself and preparing to continue to improve oneself. Each retiree must find his or her own way.
Email may seem a bit like a “magical” device — push a button and send messages worldwide. But sometimes an email will be too big to send.
Email servers enforce varying attachment size limits, with 10 MB as a safe rule of thumb. An office