8 Ways Churches Miss It when Recruiting Volunteers

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“We don’t pray like Jesus taught us to pray… . We assume pulpit and bulletin announcements are effective recruiting tools… . We allow the same members to hold several positions… at least until they sometimes become the power group in the church.” - Chuck Lawless

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I’ve Been Preaching for a Long Time: Can I Improve?

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“Disciple a Younger Preacher. When you help a younger preacher with his preaching, you will inevitably improve your own preaching. You will find yourself critiquing how he outlined his sermon or how he was soft in his conclusion and realize that you do the same thing!” - PastorCenter.org

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Dignify the Work of Membership

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“you can inadvertently create a vibe that suggests the work of membership is somehow ‘less than’ the work of elders. That’s a tragedy.” - 9 Marks

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7 Ministry Tensions: A Conversation About Pastoral Leadership

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“Ministry success [is]… about the tension between competing goods. Each good is vital. Each demands attention. And each represents a genuine biblical mandate. These aren’t problems to be solved but tensions to be managed in ministry.” - Lifeway

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I Magnify My Ministry (Part 2)

Last time we began a consideration of the Apostle Paul’s statement in Romans 11:13: “I magnify my ministry.” We’re thinking of some practical implications and applications of these words of Paul, which fall in the midst of his extended treatment of God’s future plan for the people and nation of Israel.

We previously pondered our need to manifest sobriety in our ministries, and also to model consistency in all that we do in our service to the Lord.

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