Category Archives: Leadership

Preaching: Myth 2

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Jay F Guin

We are continuing our consideration of an article by David Fitch, “3 Myths About Preaching Today,” posted in “Out of Ur.” MYTH 2: Who You Preach To is Who You Will Reach I have heard it said repeatedly “who you … Continue reading →

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Preaching: Myth 1

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Jay F Guin

This post and the next few like it are based on article by David Fitch, “3 Myths About Preaching Today,” posted in “Out of Ur,” the Christianity Today blog. Fitch is a pastor at Life on the Vine, in Long … Continue reading →

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Bad Elders: A Question from a Reader

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — Small Church of Christ in the Bible Belt. Not incorporated, and so no bylaws or charter. The church has two elders, one of them is the preacher. The non-preaching elder fires the preacher and demands his … Continue reading →

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Starting a Hispanic Ministry, by Tim Archer

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Great series of articles by Tim Archer on something I know nothing about, over at his “The Kitchen of Half-Baked Thoughts” — Stockdale bilingual church Should we be preparing to be bilingual? The magic formula for having a successful Hispanic … Continue reading →

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Elder Training: An Idea

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Jay F Guin

A while back, I posted a survey asking how many would be interested in a two-day elder training program here in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The total “yes” responses was 31. Jim K has now asked where this idea stands. Given that … Continue reading →

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Small Groups: Community Service

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I get emails: Hi. I lead our church small group program. I read a response from you to a blog concerning Sunday night church and was interested in what you said your church does. You said that your groups purposely … Continue reading →

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Firing and Hiring Ministers: The Search Committee

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I just received an email asking an important question I can’t recall having addressed before. I asked for and received permission to post an edited version of the question — Jay:  I’m a recent convert to your “One in Jesus” … Continue reading →

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Organizing Your Church: What the Bible Really Says About Deacons

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Jay F Guin

So what’s right? There are two things we need to answer. First, what is the true Biblical plan for deacons, if we can even retrieve one. Second, what’s the best way to organize the ministries of the church, consistent with … Continue reading →

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Organizing Your Church: The Deacon Problem

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Jay F Guin

This will be a short series of posts on deacons. Most Churches of Christ appoint men to two offices: elders and deacons. In fact, it’s often been stated that a church is not “scripturally organized” if it doesn’t have both … Continue reading →

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Church Growth: Who attends the megachurches?

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Scott Thumma and Warren Bird have posted a comprehensive study of megachurches called “NOT WHO YOU THINK THEY ARE: A Profile of the People Who Attend America’s Megachurches.” They summarize their findings as follows: Young and single adults are more … Continue reading →

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