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.
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, click the "comments" word below to see the ongoing discussion, and post your own insights / thoughts / questions. Let's see God's kingdom advance in every ministry setting!
Blessings, Brent Van Hook
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Friends,
On the heels of a great conversation with my good friend Dr. Ron
Orr, long time member of Chickasha First Naz, I wanted to open up a
discussion about this:
What about small churches teaming together for high quality staff?
For example, if Anadarko, Chickasha, and Tuttle (it could be any 2
or 3 churches in a geographical region) joined forces to hire the
best music / worship leader they could find. Then worship could be
at, say, 9 am in Anadarko, 10:45 in Chickasha, and 6 pm in Tuttle.
Sunday School at the alternate hours.
Imagine who wins with this! Most of all the church gets high
quality ministry at smaller churches who aren't able to afford the
best. This would improve community standing for those churches and
give a momentum boost that might propel them to new heights.
I know NW Oklahoma has a couple churches doing this with a youth
pastor. Any other examples? If tiny United Methodist Churches
share a senior pastor, why couldn't churches in the 50-75 in worship
attendance share a staff member? It could be anything from kids to
youth to pastoral care to administration to preaching to any combo
of the above.
Thoughts? Dialogue? Discussion?
Brent Van Hook
