At The FBC in Reserve, NM they have children’s church! The children are included in the entire service, Sunday school for adults and the children is before the service at 11am. I will never understand not having children attend the regular service! I LOVE CHILDREN in the service! I love to relate to them! BABIES CAN CRY AND FUSS ALL THEY WANT! Glory! This picture is of Head Deacon Charles McCargish teaching to the children at FBC in Reserve during church. I have to add that they also have a wonderful youth program in Reserve headed up by Destre Ortega. I am seeing a dwindling number of children in most all Churches I go to. NOT GOOD PEOPLE! God’s children are the future of the church and our country. We need to help our children grow up with JESUS! AMEN! We need to minister to families. We need to build many more bridges and trust with all people. How is your church doing at all this? We must follow JESUS in all things!
I am scheduled to preach next Sunday at FBC in Reserve, I will be filling in for Pastor Sheldon Wolf.
We need more Pastors who will lead in their town, to carry out THE GREAT COMMISSION and not preach to the choir all the time! NEW MEMBERS, RAISING UP PEOPLE TO BE MATURE CHRISTIANS!
I crave to see crying babies and mom and dads bringing their children to church. GLORY!
From CHURCHLEADERS!
By
Courtney Weaver
We have all heard the stats. The ones that say anywhere from 60–80% of our kids will walk away from their faith. Some go even higher. It’s a stat that causes us to stop in our tracks, grieve, and ask ourselves how we can sow seeds to change this.
Alone, there’s nothing I can do within my own strength—but God. We serve a God who hears our prayers and who loves our kids more than we ever could. We must follow His lead.
Are We Passing Wonder-Filled Faith to Our Children?
Too many in the Bride of Christ are aiming to be a ‘star’ in the eyes of man! NOT GOOD! I SEE IT!!! IT IS A SHAME!!! EGO stands for: Edging God Out!
Pastor Tony Tice: I have a righteous anger today. We need pastors who will be humble servants instead of trying to be the next great church leader.
I saw Pastor Tony Tice’s post on Facebook and asked him if I could post it here at FGGAM. Pastor Tony NAILS IT! Pastor Tony’s Church, Church on the Rock, is in Elkhart, Indiana where I worked for several years at WFRN Christian radio! Thank you Pastor Tony for allowing me to post your message! God Bless you and yours!
We drank from the cup of the church growth movement from the 80-90’s. We became obsessed with leadership over servantship even though Jesus said in the gospels: “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.”
I’ve seen with my own eyes the choosing of the proud ways of the Gentiles instead of the humble ways of Jesus. There’s so many examples of this I could give but won’t. It would break your heart as it has mine.
Two things came out this week that shows what happens when we see churches as organizations instead of organisms. And when we see pastors/elders as business leaders not shepherds. #1 The SBC sexual abuse task force. Years of Southern Baptist Executive leadership hiding sexual abuse and intimidating victims. All in the name of protecting the brand. #2 The most recent Barna Research that reveals a majority of pastors don’t even have a Biblical worldview. I included the numbers. Take a look. And perhaps it’ll cause you to weep as it does me. What have we done with Jesus’ church?
I have a righteous anger today. This world desperately needs Christ. And we need to stop being obsessed with building big churches and get committed to making disciples. We need pastors who will be humble servants instead of trying to be the next great church leader.
