Why Some Adventist Pastors May Retire as Millionaires
Half of surveyed Adventist pastors anticipated retiring as millionaires and the average was 1.5 million.
Anticipated net worth varied greatly ranging from less than two hundred thousand to greater than five million.
There are eight factors that you can change that could increase your chances of retiring as a millionaire.
January 16th - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Your church or community may be planning to give special attention to celebrating Martin Luther King's birthday. Here are some suggestions:
1. Focus the whole service on the vision and call to justice and compassion proclaimed by Martin Luther King, Jr. Invite your church to action and start preparing to participate in a Compassion weekend.
2. Martin tapped into the universal dream that all men and women must be treated equally, fairly, with dignity, and with respect. His dream was your dream and my dream. Invite your church and the community to organize and participate in a "5K - Run for the Dream." People can participate wherever they live, and you can have a special service focusing on justice and compassion to end the day.
3. Don't take the day off. Yes, it's a federal holiday. But it's also an opportunity to do good. Make it a day to volunteer. Look for local opportunities to serve and mobilize your church to participate.
4. Share something on the church's social media honoring King. Ask people to share their dreams. Ask people how they can show compassion towards their community on that day. There are plenty of inspiring quotes to choose from and ways to connect the dots between King's life and the work of your church.
10 Lessons for the Church from The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
People who criticize the church are often seeking to medicate their pain and loneliness.
People inside the church can fear certain kinds of people outside the church if they don’t know them.
It is significant how the church celebrates when new members join (or re-join) their community.
Replenish: Adventist Ministries Convention
Join us January 8–11, 2023 to REPLENISH.
We know that weariness can set in, so we look to Christ for an example.
Yes, pastors are invited even if they’re not departmental leaders in their conferences.
Nothing Stays the Same
While it doesn’t get easier, unless you embrace extreme minimalism, it can be better.
It’s gonna take forever to unpack all these boxes!
And it’s okay to mourn.
Sharpen that Blade
And looking forward, none of us can reach our full potential of wholeness and ministry without the help of others.
Some will sharpen you and increase your wisdom. Others will dull and even pierce you.
I am so grateful to God for how He speaks to me and mentors me through them.
Wheelchair Wheelies and A Little Confetti
It has now become a tradition of mine to celebrate our young people’s baptisms through these means.
My response to such objections would be…
When something happens in Scripture in a set of three, we are to pay attention, and take note.
The Need for Pastors to Experience God’s Presence Today
Reading the text was not enough; I needed to see God through the text.
It must be a constant search for the presence of God, day after day.
When you taste and see how good the presence of God is, even your congregation will experience His presence.
Why Pastors Fail
We all begin with gratitude that we get to partner and co-labor with God.
The pivotal tipping point is when gratitude turns sour.
Eliminate, Delegate & Automate.
Discipleship — We Need It Too
I want to share with you a few ways God has been teaching me to practice self-awareness so that my heart is in a place for discipleship.
It can be easy for us to find ways to preach to the people, but do we take time to slow down for the sermon to touch us?
Discipleship is just as much a part of our journey as pastors as anyone else’s journey.
Who's Disciplining YOU?
When we experience something deep inside of us, this experience becomes a spring, pouring over into the lives of those around us.
We cannot share what we are not experiencing.
Friend, what does discipleship look like in your own life?
The Disciplers We Often Ignore
In the minds of some, those with a disability are to be constantly prayed for until they are healed.
What can you teach a person who is blind about trust when in their daily interactions, they rely upon others for various tasks?
Providentially, God has allowed the disabled and non-disabled community to minister to each other mutually.
Welcoming Worship: A Conversation with MyGeneration Church
“We are very intentional with our worship—from our mid-day start time to our casual dress, snacks, welcome activities, interactive prayers, music, and fellowship. Our non-traditional services take place in a relaxed setting where people can feel comfortable, as if they have known us for years. We want every new visitor to feel at home.”
'Church' Is a Verb
“We are never more connected to the Body of Christ than when we are actively serving, worshipping, celebrating, learning, growing, and loving—when we are ‘churching’ together.”
Peacemaking and Christian Worship: A Conversation with Lisa Clark Diller from Adventist Peace Fellowship
“The Adventist Peace Fellowship wants people to live into the Peaceable Kingdom, and we do this when we exercise our sanctified imaginations. Music is, for most people in 21st century North America, the primary way they experience worship. The songs that we sing and listen to are vital in the forming of our view of God and each other. They help shape us and the community we create in our church.”
“Blessed are the Peacemakers”
“Our worship gatherings provide the rehearsal for us to live His peace in a fractured and tumultuous world. Jesus calls us to bring His peace into our communities. In so doing, we will experience the happiness and blessedness of becoming the children of God.”