Archive for March, 2010
Posted on March 31, 2010 - by Admin2
Sermon Resources
The young pastor must be a preacher! Preaching demands preparation–adequate preparation, Holy Spirit-anointed preparation, preparation that produces spiritual fruit. Such fruit does not just happen. The young preacher absolutely must devote constant attention to sermon preparation. When one sermon is completed, the mind and heart must begin to plan the next message. Attention to sermon preparation and preaching can be divided into four essential categories. (more…)
Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Admin2
The Young Pastor’s Will
By Dennis Wiggs
A will is a legal document. The written record expresses a person’s personal desires and plans for earthly possessions. The average young pastor thinks, “I don’t have enough money to need a will!”
Or, he states, “I’m afraid to get a will. I may die the next day.” That was my opinion until my brother-in-law, John S. Craft, died at age 39 in a single-vehicle accident. As soon as my wife and I got back home, we immediately began to prepare our financial affairs in case of our deaths. (more…)
Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Admin2
How to Treat a Guest Speaker
By Dennis Wiggs
Many churches still sponsor Bible conferences, revival meetings, missionary conferences, and other special days. Sometimes the guest speaker is left to fend for himself. Consider these suggestions on how to treat your visiting speaker. (more…)
Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Admin2
Set Goals
By Dennis Wiggs
Setting personal goals is essential for accomplishing anything worldwide. Goals give a sense of direction and purpose, promote daily enthusiasm, facilitate effective operation, reduce wasting time and accomplish far more than would be achieved without goals.
Goals act as a measuring stick to determine what we are accomplishing. Without goals we have activity but often little productivity. Just being busy is not necessarily rewarding at the end of the day. (more…)
Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Admin1
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Posted on March 25, 2010 - by Admin2
D-Day
By Dennis Wiggs
Don’t avoid things in life you just don’t want to consider. You’d rather put them on the back burner, thinking, “l’m young. Nothing is going to happen to me.” Tell that to women who become widows at a young age. Some things are too important to avoid, even if they are difficult to think about. (more…)
Posted on March 24, 2010 - by Admin2
When You Move
by Dennis Wiggs
Excitement fills the air when the young pastor and his wife make plans to move to a new church—new visions, greater opportunities, the challenges of preaching, leading, witnessing and visiting. The move is made, the furniture unloaded. Some church members drop by. And suddenly, it hits him like a ton of bricks. “l am the pastor. I am the one the church has approved. I’m it! Lord, help me. Where do I begin?”
Posted on March 23, 2010 - by Admin2
Hospital Etiquette
By Dennis Wiggs
Since pastors spend a great deal of time visiting church members who are patients, proper hospital etiquette is essential. It is most important to minister professionally, compassionately, and purposefully in the hospital room. Consider the following simple dos and don’ts. (more…)
