
BLOG
Browse over 500+ articles on leading effective ministries. Search for a topic, scroll for most recent articles, or view all articles by a certain author or category.
Authors
- ABNWT
- ABNWT PAOC
- Al Downey
- Bob Jones
- Caleb Bloch
- Carissa Barke
- Charity Mongrain
- Christopher Grant
- Connie Jakab
- Corey Randell
- Dr. Paul Borden
- Duane Grant
- Edwin Rideout
- Gary Taitinger
- Hailey Armoogan
- James Clarence
- Jeff Kiers
- Jeremiah Raible
- Jeremy Gifford
- Joachim Chisanga
- Joel Pukalo
- John Albiston
- Jonathan DuHamel
- Kathy Zelman
- Kevin Janzen
- Leann Woelk
- Mark Cole
- Mark McMillan
- Mark MacKnight
- Masters Counselling
- Matthew Swinamer
- Merril Radford
- Peter Cusick
- Phil Doroshuk
- Phil Kniesel
- Shaila Visser
- Sintia Kraushaar
- Stewart Hunter
Categories
- Administration
- Assimilation
- Caring For Your Church
- Chaplaincy
- Children
- Christmas
- Church Finances
- Church Growth
- Church Planting
- Coaching
- Counselling
- Creative
- Easter
- Encouragement
- Evangelism
- Events
- Family
- First Impressions
- Leadership
- Marriage
- Mental Health Care
- Missions
- Online Church
- Outreach
- Partnership
- Pastoral Care
- Prayer
- Preaching
- Resources
- Retirement
- Self Care
- Serving Your Community
- Small Groups
- Social Media
- Soul Care
- Strategic Planning
- Succession
- Technology
- Theology
- Volunteers
- Worship
- Young Leaders
- Youth
MOST RECENT
Return Stronger
In a crisis every action and decision we make shapes our future. You are determined to come out the other side stronger than you were before. But you’re not sure of your next steps. Make simplicity your guide.
8 Steps Pastors and Boards Need to Take Now
The COVID-19 crisis will end. Pastors and Boards need to be thinking now about returning stronger. The Lord of the Church wants to direct your steps to maximize this opportunity, leverage the potential momentum, and make a lasting impact in your community.
Connecting With Volunteers Virtually
It’s important that we continue to connect with our volunteers virtually when we can’t meet physically. Here are five ways to connect with your volunteers.
5 Outreach Opportunities to Prepare for When Quarantine is Lifted
While we may not exactly know what life will look like post COVID-19, we can anticipate some needs that will emerge that can be opportunities to serve others and make Jesus known.
It's Okay To Grieve
Loss is still a loss and it’s okay to be disappointed, to lament on what wasn’t and to grieve what might have been.
3 Ways To Keep Your Team Encouraged
There’s enormous pressure on pastoral team members, support staff and key volunteers to change and adapt the way they do ministry. The ability to sustain momentum will be dependent on your team’s health; something you need to continue to cultivate.
How A Pandemic Can Lead To A Renewed Purpose
In these difficult days, it’s easy to drift into counting what you’ve lost but good leaders look to find what we’ve gained. And when you do, you’ll find hidden ideas, sharper focus, new growth and a renewed purpose.
4 Ways Lead Pastors Can Support Their Next Gen Leaders During A Crisis
As a lead pastor we rely on our next gens for a lot. We may not say it often enough, but you give us hope for the future of the church.
3 Ways To Engage Parents as a Youth Leader
Parents can sometimes be seen as adversaries in youth ministry, but the fact is they need to be our teammates. This article explores 3 ways that you can help bring parents alongside you in your mission and vision for their children in your youth ministry during Covid-19 and beyond
Handle Stress the Jesus' Way
No one ever had faced the level of stress Jesus was facing that night. Because He is our perfect example, we can learn four valuable lessons from His Garden encounter that will help us as we wrestle with our own heightened stress over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Using Facebook Live To Share Life at Easter
Making an effort to share the reason for the hope you have in Jesus is timely, especially on what is shaping up to be one of the greatest weekends of openness to faith and God in a long time.
After the Rush . . . How to save your Sanity
Adrenaline Fatigue is a real danger for leaders who have been working in high stress circumstances.
Officiating Weddings In Coronavirus
Can wedding ceremonies still be performed in Alberta? What are the regulations? Do participants have to wear masks?
6 Ways To Engage Your Congregation Online Beyond Sunday
Many of us pastors have a “Sunday to Sunday” mentality. We prepare all week for the one hour (approximately) in the week. The problem is, there are 167 more hours in the week and your congregation is engaging many of them online through social media.
Things I've Learned While Watching Our Webstreams
This past weekend marks 4 weeks that many of us have been online. Here are some things I’ve noticed about our ABNWT church streams.
Why You Should Know Who Gives What
One cannot effectively mobilize a church without knowing who the key volunteers are. In the same way, one cannot effectively fund the church without knowing who the key financial supporter are.
19 Innovative Church Strategies in COVID-19
19 innovative strategies or platforms church leaders are using to facilitate meetings and ministry. What are you using? Post your responses below.