by Guy Sayles | Jun 27, 2017 | balance, healthy ministry
Ministry happens in the meantime and in the mean time. The meantime is a season of sometimes bewildering change and troubling transitions. It’s an interval between a past we know well and a future which isn’t yet clear and between a familiar way of doing things and an...
by Bill Wilson | Apr 18, 2017 | focus, healthy ministry
Easter changes everything. Like no other part of the Christian faith, the story of Easter is at the heart of what makes our faith unique and life-changing. Death is overcome by life. Not even the grave is immune to the life-giving power of Jesus Christ. Those simple...
by Barry Howard | Oct 18, 2016 | healthy ministry
Gracious and Loving God, Today I come to you as a pastor praying for pastors. I pray for all men and women from every walk of faith who are called into this peculiar and rewarding vocation of encouraging and equipping others for their journey. First, I pray for...
by CHC | Oct 6, 2016 | healthy ministry, leadership
Upcoming Conferences in Partnership with Belmont University The Center for Healthy Churches and the Moench Center for Church Leadership in the College of Theology and Christian Ministry at Belmont University are excited to announce their upcoming conferences focusing...
by Joel Snider | Sep 13, 2016 | healthy ministry, leadership
Work smarter. Whenever we feel the pressure of too many responsibilities and not enough time, someone reminds us to work smarter. Soon we get the impression that being smart is the key to effectiveness in most areas of life. We believe the smartest people always...
by Guy Sayles | Aug 17, 2016 | healthy ministry
Across more than 35 years as a pastor, some of the hardest times in which to find a healthy balance between a prophetic engagement with the culture and a pastoral sensitivity to congregational unity were presidential election years. Since I’m no longer serving a local...
