tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90393758029332218542011-04-21T13:04:59.636-07:00Brent Van Hookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436335984341567642noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039375802933221854.post-47966242403564615392008-06-28T18:40:00.000-07:002008-06-28T19:27:24.699-07:00<span style="font-size:85%;">Friends,<br />Welcome to this blogspot. Below is my original email sent to a variety of friends. Juno.com wouldn't let me keep sending emails to so many people at one time. That's why I started this blog.<br />This started out as an idea for one of my favorite small churches in the world: Chickasha First Church of the Nazarene. I love that church. However, as the discussion continued, I thought of applications for the church I now pastor, Midland Valley First Church of the Nazarene (another of the churches I love most in the world!!!!) Sign up for a free account, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">click the "comments" word below to see the ongoing discussion, and post your own insights / thoughts / questions</span>. Let's see God's kingdom advance in every ministry setting!<br /><br />Blessings, Brent Van Hook<br /></span>---------<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Friends,</span><br /><pre><span style="font-size:85%;">On the heels of a great conversation with my good friend Dr. Ron<br />Orr, long time member of Chickasha First Naz, I wanted to open up a<br />discussion about this:<br /><br />What about small churches teaming together for high quality staff?<br />For example, if Anadarko, Chickasha, and Tuttle (it could be any 2<br />or 3 churches in a geographical region) joined forces to hire the<br />best music / worship leader they could find. Then worship could be<br />at, say, 9 am in Anadarko, 10:45 in Chickasha, and 6 pm in Tuttle.<br />Sunday School at the alternate hours.<br /><br />Imagine who wins with this! Most of all the church gets high<br />quality ministry at smaller churches who aren't able to afford the<br />best. This would improve community standing for those churches and<br />give a momentum boost that might propel them to new heights.<br /><br />I know NW Oklahoma has a couple churches doing this with a youth<br />pastor. Any other examples? If tiny United Methodist Churches<br />share a senior pastor, why couldn't churches in the 50-75 in worship<br />attendance share a staff member? It could be anything from kids to<br />youth to pastoral care to administration to preaching to any combo<br />of the above.<br />Thoughts? Dialogue? Discussion?<br /><br />Brent Van Hook<br /></span><br /></pre><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9039375802933221854-4796624240356461539?l=sharedstaff.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brent Van Hookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436335984341567642noreply@blogger.com25