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Nextdoor: The New Social Network You Must Check Out

If you’re a pastor of a church, social media can be a frustrating thing. You want to use social media to connect with people who might be looking for a good church, so you create a Facebook page. You put out the word, and people start “liking” your church page – but they don’t even […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoApril 21, 2024

A Place to Start for Small Church Pastors

Guest Follow-up Holidays & Special Days Leadership outreach Systems

A Pastor’s After-Easter Action Plan

The songs have been sung, the message has been preached, the celebration is over… and the pastor is tired. I know. You definitely need to take some time off this week. But here’s a short list of actions you should take to make sure that your efforts leading up to Easter Sunday don’t go to […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoApril 21, 2024

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How to Not Waste Your Christmas Crowd

Every pastor knows that Easter and Christmas are two Sundays that are most likely to attract the unchurched and the de-churched to attend. You probably have given thought to your Christmas or Advent services already, since we’re just a few weeks away. Between now and Christmas, you’ll probably brainstorm ideas decorate the Sanctuary rehearse special […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoApril 22, 2024

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My Spectacular Failure in Food Pantries

Lexi was an enthusiastic new attender of our church. She was about 35. She, her husband & several kids all lined up and nearly filled a pew — back when a full pew was a rarity in our church. She invited others. She seemed hungry for the Word of God. She even seemed eager to put the […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoDecember 1, 2015

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How I Completely Blew a Big Outreach Event

Four years ago, my children’s leader came to me with an idea for an outreach event: A trunk-or-treat with a Gospel emphasis. (Honestly, I had never been a fan of Trunk-or-Treat!) She called it “Candy Thru the Bible.” Each trunk/station was a Bible story with a candy that went along with the story. She shared […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoDecember 2, 2015

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A Pastor’s After-Easter Action Plan

How to Not Waste Your Christmas Crowd

My Spectacular Failure in Food Pantries

How I Completely Blew a Big Outreach Event

Breaking Old Habits, Building New Ones