Posts from April, 2006
- 15 Apr
by Pat Jones
No commentsFeel the Shame?
Picture Pilate standing next to the bloodied, tattered body of our Lord before the crowd from The Passion of the Christ. Listen to his statement: “I am innocent of this man’s blood. “ I was sitting in this Good Friday service with no responsibility, no upcoming Easter message to present. My sole purpose was to [...]
- 12 Apr
by Ron Ramsey
4 commentsWhat If Church is Really About the Lost?
Ron Ramsey, Bishop“The problem with denominations is that they want to shape the mission around their polity, rather than shape the polity around the mission. The latter view is the spirit of all the founding fathers and mothers of every denomination, while the former is the sorry state of every denomination today. The lack of [...]
- 11 Apr
by Ministers
No commentsTwo Pastoral Assignments: Mark Rutledge, Greg Voight
Greg Voight has been assigned as senior pastor of the Lancaster UB church in Lancaster, Ohio. He had been serving on staff at Oak Harbor UB church in Oak Harbor, Ohio. The assignment is effective May 6. Mark Rutledge has been named senior pastor of PraisePoint UB church in Willshire, Ohio. The assignment takes place [...]
- 10 Apr
by Ron Ramsey
2 commentsInterim Pastors
Ron Ramsey, Bishop A study I read said that filling a church pastoral vacancy now takes 18 months on the average. With that in mind, I have been pondering whether it is time for us to develop an Interim Pastoral system. Being an effective interim pastor requires a set of skills that are a bit [...]
- 10 Apr
by Ron Ramsey
No commentsA New Voice
Ron Ramsey, BishopWhen you call Pat Jones or me, you will be introduced to a new voice. That voice belongs to Erinn Caley, who became the Administrative Asst for Pat and me. Erinn graduated from Huntington College in 2003 and served two years in Japan teaching English. She is a gifted writer and photographer, and [...]
- 10 Apr
by Ron Ramsey
No commentsTurnaround Churches – April 18
Ron Ramsey, BishopJust another brief encouragement to pastors and lay people that this seminar is coming soon: April 18 at Huntington University. We have many churches that I would characterize as being turnaround situations. We ought to have a number of our churches represented at this seminar. Pastor, if you can’t go because of work [...]
- 7 Apr
by Ron Ramsey
1 commentLet’s Have More Altar Calls
Ron Ramsey, BishopKen Sande, President of Peacemaker Ministries, says in an article that I had just read that: 23% of all current pastors in the US have been fired or forced to resign in the past. 45% of the pastors who were fired in one denomination left the ministry. 34% of all pastors presently serve [...]
- 7 Apr
by Pat Jones
No commentsLet Him Who Has Ears
Okay, you know we are talking about Revelation here. I just read an article from Peacemakers about the toll conflict is taking on the church and on pastors. Conflict has hindered or ruined many churches’ ministry. It has contributed to burnout or “run out” for pastors. In one denomination, they have 1,500 pastors per year [...]
- 6 Apr
by News
1 commentReport from Jamaica’s National Conference Meeting
Jamaica Annual Conference was held March 15-19, using the theme “Healthy Churches–God’s Plan for Growth.” The meetings were held at the Malvern Campground, with the large final service held at a Missionary Church camp outside of Mandeville. Rev. Winston Smith was re-elected as the leader of Jamaica National Conference, a position he has held since [...]
- 5 Apr
by News
No commentsMacau – Photos from Taipa Opening
A dedication service for the new Living Stone church in Macau was held during the afternoon on February 26. This photo shows the people who attended. Most of the guests were from Hong Kong, and from the other two UB churches in Macau, Living Water and Living Word. Click on the photo for a much [...]
