by Dennis Bickers | Apr 14, 2014 | Opinion
The new church planting strategy of many denominations focuses on large urban areas in an effort to reach the largest numbers of people. As more and more people are moving to the large cities, it makes sense that denominations will focus their church planting efforts...
by Dennis Bickers | Apr 3, 2014 | Opinion
Smaller churches often accomplish more by doing less. Sometimes a smaller church feels it must compete with the larger churches in the community to attract people. This is always a mistake because the smaller church simply does not have the resources to offer the same...
by Dennis Bickers | Mar 19, 2014 | Opinion
Several stories about athletes being the target of racial slurs have arisen recently. In response, college athletics might assess penalties if certain words are used during a game. I applaud the governing forces for looking into the problem. The comments from former...
by Dennis Bickers | Mar 4, 2014 | Opinion
I have officially coached several bivocational ministers and worked with dozens of others over the past few years. At some point in those coaching relationships, the problem of time has always come up. I have yet to meet a bivocational minister who doesn’t...
by Dennis Bickers | Feb 17, 2014 | Opinion
There is an old joke that says the typical church seeks a pastor who is 35 years old, has 25 years of ministry experience, two children and a wife who plays the piano. After working with many churches in their search for a pastor, I can tell you that is the...
