Church & Ministry

“Occupation has many advantages over exile as an organizing metaphor for ministry, but I will enumerate only two.” - C.Today

“Even if we haven’t seen a dramatic increase in pastoral attrition, many people believe it’s still coming…. If the bubble does burst later this year or next, all eyes are on three demographics: pastors early in their careers, those nearing retirement, and bivocational ministers.” - C.Today

“The budget provided by Guidepost Solutions, the firm contracted to conduct the investigation, originally projected the investigation to cost between $1.3 million and $1.6 million.”- C.Index

“The footprint or space needed to hold our meeting is significantly larger than back in 2016 when the city [of Charlotte] was chosen.” - C.Index

“I’m always a little stunned to hear someone counter with, ‘How many churches have been sued for copyright infringement?’ In other words, what’s the chance of us getting caught and what are the risks?” - C.Leaders

“…the Holy Spirit hasn’t gone on vacation. I’m afraid the problem lies with us. Perhaps we are afraid to preach on sin, righteousness, and judgement. We run the risk of people turning away (or turning on us). Felix turned away. The rich young ruler turned away.” - Don Johnson

“Though there isn’t an official national registry for clergy in America, an October study from the Barna Group found that 38 percent of pastors were at least considering leaving … concern is even higher among Millennial pastors, roughly 50 percent of whom were considering quitting.” - Relevant

“It’s not the significant external problems of rising antagonism against convictional Christians in the West or the barrage of lies about gender and sexuality…. An even greater danger threatens the church from within. Many Christians don’t know the Bible.” - Ligonier

“The connections between the Passover Lamb and the Israelites putting the blood on the doorposts of their houses during the last plague in Exodus Chapter 12….there’s a lot of connection to Jesus taking the cup and saying this is the New Covenant in My blood.” - B.Press

“… ‘maundy’ comes from the Latin word for ‘mandate,’ or ‘command.’ At this first celebration of Communion, Jesus gave His disciples ‘a new command,’ that they should love and serve each other…. washed their feet.” - Breakpoint