Do You Have a Retirement Account?
Tuesday, 14 March 2023
By Ellen Daniels Yes, I work for Servant Solutions! But what you need to know is that I love what I do! You see, as a pastor’s wife of 40 years, being in a position to help pastoral families better prepare for their future is a tremendous blessing and has become a calling for me.
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Lessons Learned from Doug Talley
Friday, 17 February 2023
By Jeff Matas Doug Talley is retiring from Indiana Ministries. In some ways, that sentence doesn’t seem real. Doug has been at the helm of IM for 14 years; I have worked alongside of him for 12 of those years. His fingerprints are all over the ministry. March 1st, I’ll assume the role of state
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IM Board of Directors Announces New State Pastor
Thursday, 19 January 2023
By Doug Talley The Board of Directors for Indiana Ministries has been diligently pursuing their succession plan since I announced to them in late 2021 that I would be retiring as State Pastor no later than mid 2023. You’ve already received an email from the board chair, Stu Kruse, announcing that after a nationwide search Rev.
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Christmas…already?!!!
Thursday, 10 November 2022
By Jeff Matas I suffer from seasonal low testosterone disorder. The cause of this disorder is not my age, nor a physical issue, it’s Hallmark Christmas Movies. My wife is obsessed with Hallmark Christmas Movies. She was giddy when Hallmark announced the start of their 2022 Christmas Movie Marathon the last week of October. Yes,
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Midwest Multiplication Initiative
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Our Developing Story By Tom Planck In summer of 2012, the regional pastors from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and a few other interested Church of God leaders gathered in a conference room in Fishers, Indiana. The purpose of the conversation was to explore the idea of a partnership that could potentially accelerate church multiplication in the
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Reflections
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
By Doug Talley The 2022 Ordination Service and Annual Meeting of the Church of God are in the history books. Even though I’ll continue serving as state pastor into 2023 (until a new state pastor is called and in place), these two events are milestones in my check list of things to complete before retirement. Each milestone
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Exciting Happenings at C4 in Michigan City
Thursday, 22 September 2022
By Rev. Lendell Hood Chief Cornerstone Christian Center where we affectionately call ourselves “C4”, located in Michigan City, Indiana celebrated our first baptismal service at the Michigan City Beach located on Lake Michigan! We had six baptismal candidates, which included our brother in Christ, Brother Dan. Brother Dan currently resides in the state of Pennsylvania
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Changes and Transitions
Thursday, 22 September 2022
By Doug Talley Transitions are inevitable in life. The pandemic has thrust all of us into multiple simultaneous transitions. It started in early 2020 when COVID-19 first became a world-wide issue. The fallout of it continues today as we deal with the after-effects of the pandemic in pretty much every aspect of our lives. We’d like to think the
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Keys to Leading a Post-Pandemic Church
Thursday, 11 August 2022
by Jeff Matas Here are some practical insights on leading a church as we move (hopefully) past the pandemic. What follows are some of my takeaways from the latest Indiana Ministries workshop led by Karl Vaters. Don’t try to go back to what was Many pastors would confess, “I just want to get back to
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Important Lessons for Small Church Pastors
Thursday, 14 July 2022
by Jeff Matas As a small church pastor, you probably attended conferences and heard the phrase: Healthy things grow; healthy churches grow. The implication is, if your church is not growing, there’s something wrong. Something is amiss and unhealthy. Then for good measure, pastors often hear that “everything rises or falls on leadership.” I have led
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