By Joe LaGuardia The other day, my six-year old son visited the church office and asked, “Daddy, why do you have so many books?” My first answer was practical: “Because I like to read.” My second answer was theological: “And pastors have to learn in order to serve a church.” It was another way of saying that weContinue reading “The Pastor’s Study: Building blocks for effective ministry”
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Young adults: Engines of today’s Church
Young adults have gotten a bad wrap. My generation–18 to 35 years old–goes by a variety of labels: Generation X, Generation Y, Millennials, the Entitlement Generation. This is the generation that politicians and churches try to recruit, but often fail to reach. Yet, these generations are also reviled. “Kids these days,” people say, “don’t take responsibility,Continue reading “Young adults: Engines of today’s Church”
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