Cutting its membership roll, church experiences growth
UNION, Mo. (BP)–One Baptist pastor has a unique plan for church growth. First, cut your church’s membership by about two-thirds. Then, make sure the members who are left are committed to being a healthy worshiping community. The way churches handle their membership rolls bothered Kenneth Parker. “I’ve been a Southern Baptist most of my life,” […]
Bivocational pastor wins fellowship from Harvard
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (BP)–It would be an honor forany pastor to be invited to spend a semester for free at oneof the most prestigious theological schools in the nation.But the honor is especially great when it goes to abivocational pastor who does not hold a seminary degree. Not to mention he has a learning disability […]
