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05.23.13 4:45 AM

7 Ways to Make a Graceful Exit and Leave Your Church Well

05.23.13 4:45 AM
05.23.13 4:45 AM

7 ways to make a graceful exit and leave well Dr. Charles StoneUnless you stay at the same church your entire life, you will leave one ministry or church and go to another, perhaps several times. In fact, the average pastor in the U.S. stays at one place about four years.

I’ve served at five different churches in my 33 years in ministry and have always sought to leave well. I’ve learned that leaving is more of an art and is often difficult. Here are 7 insights I’ve learned that have helped me make a graceful exit.

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Published on Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 4:45 AM CDT
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05.21.13 5:25 AM

Tithing: a Simple and Effective Way to Encourage it

05.21.13 5:25 AM
05.21.13 5:25 AM

I believe every pastor should help his church grow in generosity. One tool I’ve used for many years is called a “Tithe Demonstration Day.” It’s essentially setting aside one Sunday each year, usually in a stewardship sermon series, when we challenge every person in the church to tithe, give 10% of one week’s income. It’s always the highest giving Sunday of the year. And weekly giving usually increases after that Sunday as well.

I’ve included below the text of a bulletin insert we’ve used that simply explains it. We called this one the “7-30-90” plan because we encouraged not only tithing for one week, but continued tithing/increased giving for 30 or 90 days. Most people who build a habit over 90 days make it permanent.

If you schedule a Tithe Demo day, consider these pointers first.

Tithing:f a simple and effective way to encourage it Dr. Charles Stone

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Published on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 @ 5:25 AM CDT
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05.20.13 4:01 AM

What over 1,000 Pastors Read: My Top 5 Posts in the Last 30 Days

05.20.13 4:01 AM
05.20.13 4:01 AM

top 5 posts from Dr. Charles StoneHere’s a quick list of the top 5 posts my blog readers read during the last 30 days.

What bloggers are you reading that I should know about?

Published on Monday, May 20, 2013 @ 4:01 AM CDT
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05.16.13 1:47 AM

14 Questions that Just Might Rock Your World

05.16.13 1:47 AM
05.16.13 1:47 AM

I’m half-way through an incredible book called Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Dr. Brene Brown. I highly recommend it. Her TED talk on this subject has garnered almost 10,000,000 views. She strikes a chord for leaders about risking vulnerability. 

As a pastor vulnerability is scary, carries risks, and we must practice care with whom we get deeply vulnerable. Check out my post here on what to look for in safe people. 

As risky as it is, Dr. Brown says it’s a key to what she calls wholehearted living, what I’d called a Spirit-filled life. She says we live in a culture of scarcity and poses 14 questions in her book (p. 27) in three categories that caused me to reflect deeply about my family, my ministry, and my world.

 I’ve quoted and paraphrased them here.

14 questions that just might rock your world Dr Charles Stone

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Published on Thursday, May 16, 2013 @ 1:47 AM CDT
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