In Sermon Illustrations: "Leadership General"

In Too Many Churches Today, Head Tables Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In too many churches today, head tables have replaced towels and wash basins as symbols ...read more

Tags: Church General

Pastoral Ministry Crisis

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 30, 2015

2009 Statistics Of Why Pastors Leave the Ministry by Fuller Institute, George Barna and Pastoral Care Inc, Focus On The Family. 1,500 pastors leave the ministry permanently each month in America. 4,000 new churches start each year in America. 7,000 churches close each year in America. 25% of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-29

Tags: Pastoral Leadership, Pastoral Ministry

What The Church Can Learn From The Carolina P...

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Feb 6, 2016

What the Church can learn from the Carolina Panthers: by Burt Williams 1. Leadership matters: The leadership on Offence and Defense this year is stellar and it begins with the primary leaders Cam Newton and Luke Kuechly, they lead the team on the field and have the responsibility to adjust the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 99:1-9

Tags: Disciples, Football, Church Leadership

Denomination: United Methodist

The Lady In Charge Of The Chicken! Haha!!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 14, 2021

Jesus wants us to live up to the responsibility that goes with our authority. We each have different levels of authority and responsibility, and he expects us to meet those levels. When Christian Herter was governor of Massachusetts, he was running hard for a second term in office. One day, after ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:20

Tags: Commitment, Leadership, Identity, Authority

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

60% Of Canadians Believe "Through The Life, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

60% Of Canadians believe “through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God provided the way for the forgiveness of sins,” but only 17% attend church at least ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Top 10 Issues Facing Today's Church 1-Prayer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Church 1-Prayer 2-Discipleship 3-Leadership 4-Evangelism 5-Doctrine /Worldview 6-Apathy 7-Marriage ...read more

Tags: Church General

Some Would Tend To Think That They Aren't ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 1, 2003

"Some would tend to think that they aren't important, but without them the church is going to fail in its ministry and mission. And without them, those who try to exercise gifts of leadership and teaching and the like are destined to frustration and futility. These ...read more

Tags: Gifts General

Denomination: Wesleyan

Denominational Threat: Half Of All Church Going ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Denominational Threat: Half of all church going Americans are attending only 12% of the nation’s 400,000 churches. This has to be quite troubling to denominations, the many of the largest churches are either not denominationally affiliated, or if they are ...read more

Tags: Church General

Two Kinds Of Giving

Contributed by T D on Dec 28, 2010

TWO KINDS OF GIVING I have witnessed in my years of ministry people come to church and when they do not like a decision of the leadership or the minister, they decide to stop giving as a protest or decide to shift their giving to missions in order to inflict pain on the ministry of the church. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Evangelical Free

A 1% Difference According To George Barna's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A 1% Difference According to George Barna’s annual giving survey, the typical Christian gives approximately 3% of gross income to charitable causes. It is estimated that a 1% increase in giving in American churches would result in approximately $20 billion per year in ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Redirected Donations: In An October Guidestar ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Redirected Donations: In an October Guidestar survey of nonprofit organizations nearly 80% believed ‘05 natural disasters will cause their end-of-year contributions to be flat or down. In a separate survey conducted by four philanthropy consulting firms, 32% of donors said they diverted some of ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Should Pastors Continue Education? 48% Of All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Should Pastors Continue Education? 48% of all ministers say they are encouraged to continue their education using church time and/or funds. Another 8% are encouraged to further their education, as long as they use personal time and/or money. 40% are neither encouraged nor discouraged, while 2% ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Fastest Growing Churches In America Since ‘80 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The fastest growing churches in America since ‘80 have been the mega-churches. According to Leadership Network’s NetFax there are about 20,000 of them, while traditional denominations are steadily shrinking. Why? Experts credit it to the pastoral mega-churches asking “What is value?” to a ...read more

Tags: Church General

Small Churches About 60% Of U.s. Churches Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Small Churches About 60% of U.S. churches have 100 or fewer in weekly attendance. “The small church is the right setting for many adults under age 35.” George Barna predicts small churches will remain prevalent. Only 1/6th of Busters attend churches with 500 or more members, because they prefer ...read more

Tags: Church General

Pastor Training: The Most Common Types Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Pastor Training: The most common types of training pastors seek are: · Leadership/management skills – 54% · Church growth – 52% · Prayer/spiritual growth/renewal – 49% · Evangelism/outreach training – 45% · Personal skills training – 28% · Discipleship/small group development – 26% · Worship ...read more

Tags: Church General

Of Unchurched Americans, Two-Thirds Believe In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Of unchurched Americans, two-thirds believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ and that he was resurrected from the dead. The belief that Jesus Christ will return to earth someday is held by 62 percent of all Americans. Of the total American adult population, nearly half believe in creationism, and 37 ...read more

Tags: Faith General

Mobilization Is Not Filling Slots," Claims Carol ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

“Mobilization is not filling slots,” claims Carol Davis, veteran church leadership trainer, “Mobilization is activating the incredible capacity of Christ’s church to serve the purposes of God in our own generation. Mobilization happens when I’m being used as an activator. I listen to and watch for ...read more

Tags: Church General

But I Just Have To Give!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005

BUT I JUST HAVE TO GIVE! Eric Hulstrand writes in Leadership magazine: "While I was preaching one Sunday, an elderly woman, Mary, fainted and struck her head on the end of the pew. Immediately, an EMT in the congregation called an ambulance. As they strapped her to a stretcher and got ready to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-43

Tags: Parable General

Television May Be Responsible For Doubling Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

Television may be responsible for doubling our crime rate in the United States, suggests Brandon Centerwall, psychiatrist at the University of Washington, in a recent study reported in the June 1992 Journal of the American Medical Association. Centerwall analyzed crime statistics both before and ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Multi-Site Churches There Are Now At Least 1,500 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Multi-Site Churches There are now at least 1,500 multi-site churches in the U.S. finds a new Leadership Network survey. 51% say their reason for going multi-site was evangelistic outreach, and 21% did it to get closer to their target audience. The remaining 19% view it as a solution to overcrowding ...read more

Tags: Church General