by Interim Ministry Network | Nov 23, 2015 | Book Reviews
August 25, 2015 Doing the Math of Mission: Fruits, Faithfulness, and Metrics By Martin Homan I was pleasantly surprised to discover this new book by Gil Rendle on Doing the Math of Mission. Gil has always been on the cutting edge of change and what it will look like...
by Interim Ministry Network | Nov 4, 2014 | Small Church Ministry
When it comes to assessing ministry trends and strategies, American clergy are concerned primarily with two questions. The first is one of principle: is it true? Like all good shepherds, we want to lead our people toward the pastures that give life, not illusions of...
by Interim Ministry Network | Mar 26, 2014 | Stewardship
When I was young my family always had guests for dinner. On any given day, there might be twelve to fifteen people at the dinner table. Dinner was a time of joyful sharing of food and stories. I thought we were quite wealthy, feeding so many people every night. Only...
by Interim Ministry Network | Mar 26, 2014 | Stewardship
CURRENCY OF RELATIONSHIP The Rev. Eric H. F Law A church was facing a mid-year $10,000 budget shortfall. This was not because the church had not been doing missional ministries. In fact, they were serving the neighborhood with many innovative projects. During the...
by Interim Ministry Network | Mar 26, 2014 | Stewardship
Best Practices, Personal Financial Planning I grew up with a Chinese saying: Water is Money. I often heard it as a joke, especially when it was raining – the rain became a wish or a symbol of financial abundance. In spoken Cantonese, I also heard people use the word...
