John Hain @ Pixaby What happens when twenty-nine leaders get together to talk about small churches? Last week we discovered the answer to that question. Last Tuesday and Wednesday, at the Guelph Bible Conference Center, leaders from across Canada came…
Why A Consultation?
In my last entry I talked about the Small Consultation that will be held next week in Guelph. In this entry I want to try answering the “why” question. Why would leaders come from across Canada for two days…
Small Church Consultation: You Can Help
Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash In two weeks time I will be meeting with 28 other leaders from across Canada to talk about how we can more effectively serve small churches together better than we can alone. For two…
The Hallelujah Chorus: A Gift From God
Amen Cliparts #8884 On Saturday April 13, my wife and I attended a performance of what might be the greatest worship music ever written, Handel’s Messiah. The date is significant in that the first performance took place on April 13,…
Myers-Briggs And Your Church
http://clipart-library.com/clipart/484.htm Who knew that a simple visit with my sister would have such a profound impact on my family? As soon as I walked through the front door, my sister informed me that they had a test for me to…
You Don’t Have To Be Perfect
http://clipart-library.com I just finished answering a series of questions about my mother and it put me in a nostalgic mood. The questions were part of a video that a young woman in our church is preparing for Mothers’ Day in…
Retirement For The Christian: Never
http://clipart-library.com/clipart/967776.htm My wife retires today. She has worked in the medical field most of her adult life but today all that ends. Her employer is bringing her back for three weeks to train her replacement but it won’t be the…
Problems: Friend Or Foe
On the bulletin board in my office I have a quote from Henry Cloud’s book Integrity. He talks about entering an office eighteen years before he wrote the book and seeing a large sign on the wall. It read: No…
The Value Of Working Together
A couple of weeks ago I attended a conference in Hamilton sponsored by a church movement called True City. As it has in the past, True City challenged me that churches are more effective working together than they are serving…
“Fads” In The Evangelical World
Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash As I was deciding what I should write about in this blog entry, I noticed a book on my desk that I had just recently bought. My wife had finished reading it and had…