Staff pastors are a unique beast. Virtually all ministry education, printed material, and ministry conferences focus on senior or “lead” pastors, or on specialized ministry areas, like youth ministry or children’s ministry—but not on the specialized minister himself/herself. That’s where PastoralStaff.com comes in. READ MORE
What issues are you facing as a church staff minister? You might be surprised to learn that you aren’t alone. Staff members in other churches have dealt with some of the same issues and learned from them.
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What ideas do you have for successful ministry as a church staff member? Other staff members can benefit from your wisdom and experience. Let us in on what’s working in your ministry.
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What questions do you have about church staff ministry? Test them out by asking other staff members in our community. Other staff members might have wondered the same things and found a few answers.
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What would you like to ask God for or about related to your life and ministry? You can share it confidentially with other staff members who can understand your needs.
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Charles Colson is one of my favorite writers and speakers. I have read several of his books and have always appreciated his cultural and political Breakpoint commentary. There’s one exception: Colson’s commentary titled, “Worship Wars,” in which he relies heavily on comments of Dr. David T. Williams about the right kind of music for worship. [...]
Seeing her didn’t raise my expectations. A gray-haired woman, who looked like she had been resuscitated from a mortuary, shuffled up to the pulpit, slowly unfolded several pieces of paper and started talking about her ministry in the church with a time-worn southern drawl. The idea was that she would tell us what her ministry [...]