Chad McComas

Do you consider your church to be sharp—on the ball? Can you take as much pride in it as you would like? Even a church that presents a very professional image can find some areas in which it can improve. You can move your church…

I was ready. My semi nary training was almost complete, and now it was time for my first pastoral assignment. My education had prepared me for sermonic years, church evangelistic programs, sequence evangelism, meaningful midweek series, organized…

The thought of long-range planning with my church has never been a pleas ant one. When I have felt the urge to do systematic planning, the reality of the horrendous process comes to mind. It takes so long to get anything done, and often I…

Just the thought of church discipline brings a cold sweat to many pastors. They know that it needs to be done, but they're not sure how to go about it. Jay Adams, a pastor himself, understands. He walks the reader through the steps of church…

If you are like me, you have experienced frustration while trying to get outreach activities going in your church. Perhaps you have attempted to excite your personal ministries director with bribes, conviction, guilt, anything you thought…

Ours is an age of packaging. The medium is as significant as the message. The wrapper is as important as the gift.

What kind of image does your church portray? Positive, optimistic, visionary, alive, ongoing, caring, and inviting?Or…

From the prolific pen of Lyle Schaller flows another great book. The Seven-Day-a-Week Church deals with the dynamic of the changing church that moves from one morning a week to a full seven-day activity.

Schaller shares what he believes…

I can hardly believe the dramatic change that has come to my ministry! It all began a year ago when I learned the concept of personal prayer partnership.

For years I had longed to have men of the church pray with me. I could count…

Worship is a hot topic in ministry today. Churches are trying to make adjustments to bring life back into their services. Paul Beasley-Murray tackles this topic in his book Faith and Festivity. He states, "I believe . . . there is a very…