Valerie Johnson on December 30th, 2008

This article is not about the church’s curb appeal, landscaping or lawn care.  It is about steps ministries can take to become environmentally friendly.  Generally, when the church talks about good stewardship, it is referring to tithes and offerings.  But what about being good stewards of the earth? Most of us do care about the [...]

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Valerie Johnson on December 29th, 2008

Have you given any thought to the most difficult positions in ministry?  Was your first thought the pastor, the business director or the pastor’s executive assistant?  Each of those ministry positions is indeed difficult and demanding, but the one that I am referring to is the pastor’s wife.  I am not talking about the wife [...]

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Valerie Johnson on December 20th, 2008

Is your church offering wringer washer ministry to teens and young adults?  Can your church reach Generation Y, those young people who were born after 1980?  What does your church offer that encourages them to want to attend your services.  If we are honest with ourselves, we realize that many churches do not effectively minister [...]

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