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10 Advantages to Being Part of a Small Church

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Here are ten great advantages to being a part of a small church: 1. Personal relationship with the Pastor. Many times in very large churches you don’t have the opportunity to get to know your pastor or pastors as individuals. They often appear on the platform and perhaps at the door on your way out. Conversely, in a small church you have the opportunity to get to know your pastor. You can get together for meals and share your burdens one on one with the Shepherd of your church. 2. More opportunities for service. In a small church, there are … Continue reading →

10 Advantages to Being Part of a Large Church

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There are many wonderful advantages to being part of a large church, here are ten: 1. Programs for all ages. A wonderful advantage to a large church is that there are programs for every age group. From the nursery to the youth group to the senior saints, every person has a class that fits them individually. 2. Others with like interests. In a larger church you can find families that are in your situation. Whether you are adoptive parents, childless or a single parent, finding people with which you can relate comes easier than in a smaller church. 3. High … Continue reading →

Desserts for Your Summer Potluck: Coconut Cream Casserole

I confess that I am known as the dessert lady. Whenever our church has a potluck–I am asked to bring dessert. That’s fine by me too–there are lots of advantages to bringing dessert. First of all, you can lick the bowl. You can’t really lick a bowl of marinade that had raw chicken in it–right? You probably wouldn’t want to lick the bowl of potato salad either (although I suppose that’s open for debate). Not only that but desserts are very forgiving as far as recipes go. If you don’t have something on hand, you can almost always substitute and … Continue reading →

Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire – Jim Cymbala

Jim Cymbala is the pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, a New York based church which has grown to a membership of over 6,000 with branches in several states. His wife, Carol, is the director of the Grammy-award winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. They were not always this successful, however, and in this nonfiction book, Pastor Cymbala tells us of his journey and how he achieved the things he has. Toward the early years of his marriage, which were also the early years of his life as a pastor, he was doing all right in his small church when word came that … Continue reading →

Week in Review: Feb. 25th—Mar. 3rd, 2007

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Amy’s blogs for this week: This week Amy showed us 10 Advantages to Being Part of a Large Church and 10 Advantages to Being Part of a Small Church. She pointed out 5 Advantages to a Christian School. In What is the Rapture? Part 1 she provided an overview of what the rapture is and who believes in it. In What is the Rapture? Part 2 Amy discussed varying theories in regard to when a rapture may take place. The Sabbath in Bible Times goes over the history of the Sabbath. What is the Tribulation? Part 1 gives an overview … Continue reading →

What About the Pastor’s Wife?

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People vary in their opinions of what a Pastor’s wife should and should not do in the church. Many people feel that she should be heavily involved in the women’s ministries in the church. Some go so far as to expect her to coordinate the nursery, the kitchen and the mission’s closet. I, however, have a different view of the role of the Pastor’s wife. I believe it is unfair for church members to have their own job description for the Pastor’s wife for several reasons: 1. The Pastor’s wife is not an employee of the church. Though she may … Continue reading →

A Flock’s Responsibility to Their Shepherd

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Scripture gives us a clear picture of the duties of the Shepherd, or, Pastor of a church. His responsibilities are outlined for us in Ezekiel 34:2-6. However, the Pastor, simply because he is an “employee” of the church, is not the only one who bears any responsibility. There are two primary verses in scripture which refer to our duty, as laymen and women, to our Pastor. “Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.” Hebrews 13:7 The world is full of authority … Continue reading →

A Pastor’s Responsibility to His Flock

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Ezekiel 34:2-6 gives us a picture of a Pastor’s responsibility to his congregation. The passage gives us both the “do’s” and the “don’ts” of a Pastor’s ministry. “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?…but ye feed not the flock. The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again … Continue reading →