Ordinarily the BeltsvilleSDAChurch church parking lot would have been packed with worshippers, but on April 4, a gathering of a different sort shaped up. Read more at pcsda.org/2020/04/07/bel… #PotomacPeople #PeopleServingPeople

Three criteria I believe should be in the rubric of every search committee: Charisma ≠ Character Fruit of the Spirit > Gifts of the Spirit Equippers > Performers

"When we see someone disrespected, treated inequitably or their value is violated, whether inside or outside the church, we should all feel disturbed, irritated and convicted by the injustice!" —Pastor Tim Madding beltsville.online.church

"When we see someone disrespected, treated inequitably or their value is violated, either inside or outside the church, we should all feel disturbed, irritated and convicted by the injustice!" —Pastor Tim Madding beltsville.online.church

Doing church online? Begin thinking of your online attendees as disciples instead of viewers and it'll change your online ministry dramatically.

Why Beltsville Adventist Church is leveraging the latest technology for missional effectiveness by utilizing video technology to deliver the sermons to its various campuses. missionalchurchleadership.com/blog/videomess…

I don’t care whether you've been glued to FOXNews or MSNBC. It’s time to replace the importance and primacy of whatever you pulled from over the last 15 months with the importance and primacy of the Bible. Bible.er

My past will remind me not define me.

Talking about the early Seventh-day Adventist Church and its response to racism and slavery. vimeo.com/575561948

Whether you realize it or not, you are in an unending conversation with yourself, and the things you say to you are formative of the way that you live.

The number one objection I hear for church planting is, "Why should we start new churches when so many are struggling?" How do you respond?

Growing churches spend a lot of time preparing for the guests who come each week.

An effective missionary crosses national or cultural-geographical boundaries- even in their own communities. Choose to be a missionary where you are!

It's true!

After the first day of Acts church plant training in Charlotte, we all went out for dinner.

9 in 10 churchgoers have returned post-COVID, and that’s likely to be the end of churches gaining simply by having previous attendees start showing up again. research.lifeway.com/2024/01/12/10-… via Lifeway Research

“Broadly speaking people leave a church when they disagree with change, are disgruntled or disagree with the church’s positions. It is much less common to see people leaving because their own religious beliefs changed.” — Scott McConnell lfwy.co/3rx950QvvpQ

Interesting…

“According to the gospel commission, the mission of the Church is disciple-making, not baptism. Baptism is a crucial, exciting beginning part of disciple-making and something to track, but is not the mission itself.” Tim Madding (Ministry Magazine, June 2024, p. 8). Ministry Magazine