Connecting with the pastor: a key to successful children’s ministry
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Most growing churches have one thing in common. Children. Lots of children. Often, they are the children of young adults that the church missed in the '70s and '80s who are now seeking avenues of worship.
Boys can be a handful in Sunday School class
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--If you've ever taught a Sunday School class full of little boys, you know they're made of more than snakes and snails and puppy dog tails. They also have a keen sense of adventure, a flair for mischief, a dash of curiosity and lots of energy.
Singles ministry leaders needn’t reinvent the wheel
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--Singles ministry and meat market no longer have to be synonymous. Many churches have very active single adult groups, and have taken steps to make sure singles aren't neglected when it comes to spiritual growth.
Skateboards & Sunday School not mutually exclusive here
LEXINGTON, Tenn. (BP)--Skateboards and Sunday School. It almost seems like a contrast in terms to have the two in the same sentence. Much less in the same church.
Forgiveness, though uncomfortable, is necessary, Elizabeth Luter says
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| Foster forgiveness Elizabeth Luter, wife of Fred Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, encouraged Black Church Leadership Week participants to forgive freely so that, ultimately, they are not punishing themselves. Photo by Brandy Campbell |
"This is not going to be a feel-good class," Luter, women's ministry director at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, said in class during Black Church Leadership Week Aug. 5-9 at LifeWay Ridgecrest (N.C.) Conference Center.
"God is going to get into your issues. Most of you are here because you have a personal problem with forgiveness or you know somebody who does. Either way, it's a personal issue that isn't fun to deal with."
To help the poor, churches have love, hope & talent, leader says
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| Collaborate Rolland Slade, national missionary for the North American Mission Board's welfare back to work evangelism ministries, urged during Black Church Leadership Week that churches help the poor by collaborative efforts with other faith groups. Photo by Brandy Campbell |
"The main reason the subject of welfare is so difficult for many in our society is the sheer lack of information and knowledge," said Rolland Slade, a national missionary for the North American Mission Board in the area of welfare back to work evangelism ministries.
Slade taught a class on welfare to work during Black Church Leadership Week Aug. 5-9 at LifeWay Ridgecrest (N.C.) Conference Center.
African American leader tells women to restore their relationships to God
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--Fifty percent of all children killed by firearms are African Americans. The leading cause of death among African American males, age 18 to 34, is gunfire. Thirty percent of African American children live in poverty.
Late Florida pastor receives 2002 Black SBC Heritage Award
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--Visionary leader. Over and over those two words were used to describe the late Elroy Barber.
Chaplain underscores spiritual care for terminally ill & their caregivers
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--Caring for someone at the end of his or her life is a trying ordeal. Often, the spiritual needs of both the patient and the caregiver are lost in the shuffle of medication, confusion and eventual grief.
Ushering is more a ministry than a function, pastor says
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--Ushering is more a ministry than a function, a Virginia pastor told a group during Black Church Leadership Week Aug. 5-9.
