Most books and articles about senior ministry focus on serving seniors and call us to help in meeting their needs. While this call is important and clear biblical imperatives call us to that ministry, most seniors do not have the pressing issues and disabilities that require mercy ministry. Few o...
Category: Church Leadership
How We Teach and How They Learn, Part 3
Part 1 of this article introduced the subject of learning styles and described the four basic ways we process new information. Part 2 described the way we perceive new information, concrete or abstract, and the different ways we order that new information, sequential or random. Part 3 will explai...
2009 Mercy Ministries Conference
The Church as a Community of Hope: Restoring the Family, Serving the Community at New City Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Because training the church to show mercy is both a privilege and responsibility of discipling people for ...
How We Teach and How They Learn, Part 2
In order to understand how to teach, learn, or even preach effectively, we must understand how people process information. This is the subject of learning styles. Most teaching and preaching are done according to one's own learning style. By doing this we miss reaching those who do not learn the ...
John Calvin: The Reformer and Educator
This year, 2009, marks the 500th anniversary of John Calvin's birthday. Why should we take the time to remember someone of so many years past? Simply because of how God used him to impact the Protestant Reformation and to shape theology with his life, teachings, writings, and emphasis on the sove...
Deacons… It’s About Ministry
Recently, I was asked to serve on a committee for my presbytery dealing with the role of deacon and to explain the Book of Church Order's position on the topic. Since I helped to write the Book of Church Order, I was a good source to explain our original intent. On making the presentation to the ...