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Founder of Small Church Pastor which provides encouragement, resources, coaching and consulting to pastors of smaller churches.
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Many of my clients don't have their own buildings. About 2/3rds of the time when I was pastoring (29 years) we didn't have our own building. It's a bit of a pain but your advice really can reduce the pain considerably. Another interesting thing I discovered once we got our own building. Some members of the setup and teardown crew commented that they missed the fellowship they experienced each morning while setting up. I'm going to float your article around my network.
The Problem with Church Buildings (Part 3: Eight ways to make portable sustainable)
Let’s be honest, doing church in a portable environment is a pain. Whether you have three volunteers and one trailer or several 18-wheelers and a cast of hundreds it is hard to face setting up and tearing down, setting up and tearing down, setting up and tearing down weekend after weekend aft...
I like Mark's point it's just that most of the statistics her uses are greatly outdated and may or may not be currently accurate. I do, however, hope that his article will make those outside of the pastorate aware of the burnout that effects many inside of the pastorate.
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Why So Many Pastors Are Unhappy
Today's Post on MAGsays.com is by Mark Clement, Founder of Big Picture Media ... and a great friend of Bryan's :) It happened again today. Twice. Two different guys in different states contacted me to catch up. And once again the conversation turned to an all too familiar tale. They are g...
Really good advice, the problem is that although you say you love church planters (and I don't doubt that) you're still calling some of them dumb, or at least that they do dumb things. Church planters who are having a slow go of it are already suffering from doubts and discouragement. A great title for your article that would not send an unintended message (some church planters do dumb things) would be Five Stupid Things I Did In My First Church Plant. No problem with your 5 points, only the impression it gives.
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5 Dumb Things Church Planters Might Do
At MAG ... we love church planters, especially their "heart". In a lot of ways, they are the spiritual entrepreneurs ... risking it all ... with no money ... trying to make a significant difference for Jesus ... with the passion God placed in them. We love their energy and willingness to be...
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