the local churc h is encouraged to promote one-to-one mentoring relationships between mature Christian members and children
one sees how wistfully the authors wish for the past even as they accuse the SBC organizational leaders of not acknowledging the cultural changes around them.
the project creates one-to-one relationships between selected experienced leaders in WMU (emeritus leaders) and selected young leaders within its membership. The more experienced leaders pass on to the next generation their love and commitment to mission
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Thinking inside the boxes
By Bob Burroughs Every church has multiple boxes. There is the Worship Box. This box is very large, for it must accommodate a wide variety of people. The Worship Box often has “dividers” that are called such names as “Traditional,”…
A recipe for blended worship
By Bob Burroughs I prefer to call the “worship wars” by another name: “worship preferences.” This, to me, better describes the situation in the vast majority of churches in our country today. We are really not at “war” over worship…
Managing time in worship
By Bob Burroughs Recently, I’ve been thinking about time, specifically issues concerning “time” leadership in the church. Time is the 21st century’s new currency. Think about it. People most often these day do not ask, “How much will this cost?”…
3 questions for worship
By Bob Burroughs This is a three-question commentary, so please stay with me. First: Who is watching? As I was standing recently (20 minutes!) in a contemporary church service (and since I didn’t know the praise song) I found myself…
Possibilities for the 2013 church
Bob Burroughs For some, the New Year brings the promise and possibility of something exciting for today’s church. For others, the New Year brings the same-old/same-old — doing the same thing without even the possibility of thinking outside the box….