Virtually every church I know, if asked to describe itself, would use words like friendly, caring and welcoming. Not every new person who comes their … [Read more...] about The Stranger in Our Midst
About Mike Queen*
A native of West Virginia, Mike Queen, has served churches in North Carolina for the last 36 years. Recently retired after twenty-five years as pastor at First Baptist Church in Wilmington, NC, Mike, along with his colleague Jayne Davis, has founded a ministry of encouragement called Hopeful Imagination to work with traditional churches dedicated to finding God’s way in a changing world. Mike and Bobbie, his wife of 45 years, live in Wilmington and they have continued their ministry by serving as interim pastor in other NC churches. Learn more about Mike Queen. He is the co-coordinator of the CHC-Carolinas region. He can be reached at MikeQ@chchurches.org.
Articles by Mike Queen*
I Beg to Differ
When Dr. Bill Wilson asked me to join him and others as he was founding the Center for Healthy Churches, he explained that the main focus of our work … [Read more...] about I Beg to Differ
The Health Care Crisis in Churches
I don’t know when it began, but the move to shift the cost of benefits from churches to ministers has unfolded at an alarming rate. The driver of all … [Read more...] about The Health Care Crisis in Churches
When Trust Is Lost…What Then?
In a recent article, CHC Ministry Partner David Brubaker, Associate Professor at Eastern Mennonite University, wrote: “Trust in our institutions-and … [Read more...] about When Trust Is Lost…What Then?
How Much Is Enough?
Each story below is true. The names of the churches and ministers have been changed to avoid embarrassment. Ryan was coming out of seminary back in … [Read more...] about How Much Is Enough?
Things We Never Needed
My friend, Dr. Bill Wilson, loves to quote the words to a favorite old hymn. “O soul, are you weary and troubled? No light in the darkness you … [Read more...] about Things We Never Needed
What do the Bylaws Say?
By Dr. Mike Queen Co-Coordinator Center for Healthy Churches-Carolinas There are people in every church who are fearful that without adequate bylaws … [Read more...] about What do the Bylaws Say?
Flipping Orthodoxies
By Mike Queen Consultant with The Center for Healthy Churches Every organization, including our churches, has deeply held beliefs about ‘how things … [Read more...] about Flipping Orthodoxies
