In my last article I talked about nine significant changes that will be made to the Church of God Credentialing Manual and which will go into effect following the Be Bold conference in Wichita in June.  If you missed it, click here to read. In this article I want to talk about the financial cost

One of the services Indiana Ministries provides is credentialing for pastors and for local congregations.  While it is not the first service that I think of when Indiana Ministries comes to mind, I’m guessing that a lot of congregations and pastors think of it first.  Indiana Ministries is about so much more, but credentialing is

Imagine that you discovered a cure for a fatal disease that has infected people throughout your region of the country. You want to deliver that cure to people so you establish a hospital with doctors and staff that are trained to treat the disease with the life-saving cure. People flock to your hospital to seek

Have you been wrestling with your next ministry role in the Church? Is it possible that God calling you to be a church planter, campus pastors or start a missional community? Is your church dreaming of going multisite or daughtering a church? Discovery Day is designed to help you explore a potential calling to be

The Steering Committee for a new nationwide multiplication initiative met recently to organize, establish purpose & values, and set direction.  It was an invigorating meeting that energized the spirits of each person present!  This is an incredible partnership between local churches and regional ministries intended to produce lasting Kingdom advancement.  The involvement of any church

Carl Addison is the Executive Director of Earthen Vessels Ministry. EVM, Inc. is a ministry devoted to the personal, emotional, spiritual, and professional health and growth of ministers, and to the health of their relationships with their spouses, families, and congregations. One of the most important pieces of pastoral ministry, surprisingly enough, has to do with

In January the Regional Pastors of the Church of God had our annual retreat and focused on church multiplication. Our guest trainer was Dr. Ed Stetzer (www.edstetzer.com) who is, among other things, a staunch advocate of church multiplication. The time with Dr. Stetzer was both informative and disconcerting. We learned that… Planting new churches is

Crucial Conversation Workshop March 10-11, 2017 If you are a pastor, a board member, or you work with people, then you find yourself in conversations and meetings where opinions vary, stakes are high, and emotions run strong. These conversations – when handled poorly or ignored – lead to strained relationships and dismal results. If you