Lennox United Methodist Church
Inglewood, CA:
Connectional Ministries Announces New Cross-Functional Staff Teams for 2018-2020
Starting July 1, 2018, the Connectional Ministries Office of the California-Pacific Conference will operate in a new cross-functional team configuration. The teams will be formed according to the Four Priorities of 1) Transforming Vital Congregations, 2) Transforming Christian Leaders, 3) ... Read More
10 Toxic Learning Postures In Cross Cultural Ministry
In multiethnic ministry, conflict is inevitable. Misunderstanding is inevitable. Hurt and pain are inevitable. You will inevitably offend someone as well as be offended yourself. The question is NOT
All Shapes and Sizes: What Does Youth Ministry Look Like?
We can sometimes get stuck by limiting our ideas of what youth ministry does and doesn’t look like. Instead of limiting our understanding, I invite us to expand our understanding of youth ministry.
What is United Christian Ministry?
Have you wondered how an elderly person on a small fixed income can pay an electric bill that has increased dramatically? Or how an impoverished family can feed several children breakfasts and lunches on days when there is no school? Or what happens when food stamps are cut, with insuffici
What is Gilead Ministries All About?
What is Gilead Ministries All About?<br>Take 5 minutes and learn what Gilead Ministries is about...
How to Achieve Your Ministry Dreams
Furtick: A big dream without a small start is nothing but a daydream.
Transgender and Christian: Our Cross to Bear?
Is our gender identity/sexuality a burden we're tasked with carrying? What does "taking up your cross" really mean, and how exactly are we supposed to deny o...
4 Reasons Why We Need to Keep Looking at the Cross
Over the next few days, many of us will look more closely at the cross than we normally do. But we will likely not linger there long enough.
Leaving Your Ministry: 7 Tips for a Smooth Transition
How to Make Your Youth Ministry More Relational
You can’t make changes to make your youth ministry more relational if you don’t know what needs to change.
What Is the Achilles Heel of Youth Ministry?
How could we see our ministries embrace hope instead of fear?
4 Tips to Help You Navigate Through Complaints About Your Ministry
It's inevitable. You are going to have a difficult conversation if you work in ministry.
How to Partner WITH Parents in Student Ministry
We must partner with the parents in student ministry, so we do not add more stress or tension to the busy schedules of our students.
How to Start Measuring Youth Ministry Growth
Are you afraid the numbers will expose you as a failure?
Youth Ministry Scandals: How to Avoid Becoming a Statistic
Youth ministry scandals, discouragement, burnout—how can you avoid becoming yet another statistic?
9 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Have a Seeker-Friendly Children's Ministry
While not all seeker friendly methods are wrong, there are some aspects that can be troubling.
Why We Need Pastor-Theologians in the Church
When I say we need pastor-theologians in the church, I mean that every pastor must conduct his ministry with an eye to declaring theological truth, diagnosing theological error, and discipling his congregation to be theologically informed and articulate.
Four Reasons Why Pastors Should Quit
We are all painfully aware that there are people in the ministry who never belonged there in the first place.
How Wheels for the World Works
Get to know the process of our Wheels for the World ministry
Relentless Love Ministries: This is easy
I sat complaining and whining to my gracious mother on the other end of the phone line. It had been a super sad day in all areas adulting. I’m pretty
