Guest Post, Leadership, Reflections & Introspection
What a beautiful time of year: Christmas. Celebration, gluttony, fellowship, and love fill our homes, and it seems to have all passed so quickly. Then the week after Christmas arrives: that awkward moment of reflection on the past year and, for church leadership, the one Sunday where you have no clue what to do for […]
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Guest Post, Leadership, Reflections & Introspection
Christmas Break, Does Not Mean a Break From Ministry Many years back I met with my executive pastor who challenged me to grow the student ministry during the Christmas break. At first I pushed back saying that, “we shut down during Christmas season because most teens are off doing family things.” He then looked back […]