Month: June 2012

  • June 14, 2012
    How often have you greeted someone with the question: "How are you doing?" and had no intention of having that…

  • June 13, 2012
    Fourth Step: a Scriptural Framework Psalm 23 offers an interesting framework for continuing the evaluation of a congregational ministry. Begin…

  • June 12, 2012
    Third step Begins With Grace Sometimes when we try to evaluate either the clergy or the congregation, we can become…

  • June 11, 2012
    A second step is to be conscious of the values of our society that affect our understanding of ourselves. We…

  • June 8, 2012
    Evaluating A Congregation’s Ministry If we take the priesthood of all believers seriously, then evaluation of ministry should include the…

  • June 7, 2012
    Building on yesterday's suggestion of expanding evaluation to the whole ministry of the congregation, an alternative would be to have…

  • June 6, 2012
    Two preliminary decisions with respect to evaluation need to be made. First, what is the purpose of the evaluation process?…

  • June 5, 2012
    Sometimes we look at the membership of our congregation and we grow discouraged. It's helpful at such times to recall…