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SMOC: Single Moms Oil Change Ministry
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No one ever said that being a single mom was easy. In fact, if the truth were to be known, single moms have to be experts in almost every aspect of life!
However, their most prolific and proficient skill is juggling! Because the reality is that being a single mom means you are performing a dizzying, non-stop, 24-hour-a-day juggling act. Read More
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Ministry with Millennials:
What's Good About Church
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely.
-Charles M. Schulz
Being involved, being present, and feeling as if the church has something meaningful to say to one's life can make a tremendous positive difference. For any age group, including young adults, attitudes about the church can influence behavior. Young adults [those post high-school through pre-parenthood] have many attitudes, and when asked to characterize the Adventist church, there was no lack of responsiveness. In a recent study of Adventist Millennials, we took a look at our young adults and compared them to over 27,000 of their peers as studied by the Barna Group. Read More |
A Book Review by Mary Maxson
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When given a selection of books to review for Best Practices, I immediately chose this book because I know the author well. Not only has she been my pastor, she has been a colleague on numerous Women's Ministries committees over a 7 - 9 year period.
Because of the sensitivity of this topic - women in ministry -this book could become divisive. Throughout my forty-three years of ministry experience, it has been my conviction the Devil tries to bring disharmony where he can. Throughout the history of Adventism, God has always led us through, as long as we trust in Him and choose Him as our Lord and Leader. Read More
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The Forgotten Generation
Why You Should Preach Sermons for Older Adults
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When was the last time you preached a sermon for the older adults in your congregation? In conversations with pastors, I've found that few consider the needs of their senior listeners when preparing sermons. On Sabbath morning the older generation is often the forgotten generation. Read More
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Beta Testers Needed for Convention Registration
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 Registration will soon be open for the NAD Pastors Family Convention to be held in Austin June 28-July 1, 2015. The website will enable families to register for the event and reserve a hotel room as well as download the convention app. But before the release of the website we are looking for some beta testers to actually go through the registration process to make sure it is rock solid before we open the floodgates to everyone. If you would like to be a beta tester please shoot me an email at [email protected] and I'll send you a private link so you can be one of the first to register.
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Stories in your sermons are powerful tools for communicating God's good news. These stories illustrate the important truths you are teaching, connect ideas with real life, emotionally touch the heart, and move congregants to act. So what are the best stories you have used in your messages recently? Send Best Practices for Adventist Ministry a story of 200 - 500 words that can be readily used by preachers across the North American Division. Be sure to include your name, title, and picture.
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Ideas, Events, Resources, Announcements
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When a pastor preachers, he/she expects people to respond, either publicly at that moment or later in private. Or both. Joe McKeever, a retired Baptist pastor and missions director, offers 10 Must-Have Tips for Giving a Public Invitation and 3 dangers to avoid.
Eric McKiddie, a pastor with the Chapel Hill Bible Church in North Carolina, believes that our sermon tool belt needs 5 Types of Sermon Illustrations, and that by selecting the right tool for the right job, we will effectively move not only the head, but the heart.
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