This webinar is presented by Eddie Hammett, CBFNC Church and Clergy Coach. Listening and asking questions are ways to move conversations from meaningless to meaningful for all concerned. Discover some practical approaches.
This is a PowerPoint presentation from Forest Hills Baptist Church in Raleigh outlining their lay-led ministry with homebound members. You will also find supporting documents that further explain the ministry model. Document: Pdf of the PowerPoint: In Crowd Presentation Excel Spreadsheet: In Crowd Sample Document: A Guide for Visiting Members of the In Crowd
2017 CBFNC Annual Gathering March 31, 2017 First Baptist Church in Hickory, NC This outline prepared by Martha Kearse, associate minister at St. John’s Baptist Church in Charlotte, provides the steps a congregation should take over the course of a year in having hard conversations that will change and grow the church. This resource is…
This document, compiled by Libby Johnson, lists a variety of interactive prayers that can be used with a variety of age groups in a variety of settings. Document: Be Still Handout for CBFNC
In this document Eddie Hammett, church & clergy coach, suggests 10 ways churches can celebrate their laity and the incarnational ministry they lead both in and out of the church. From the 2016 “As You Go” conferences. Document: 10 Practical Ways to Be and Celebrate Church
These are sample policies and procedures various CBFNC partner congregations use for funerals. Documents: Funeral Policies and Procedures Sample 1 Funeral Policies and Procedures Sample 2 Funeral Policies and Procedures Sample 3 Document: A Guide to Preparing for Funerals
Presenter: Larry Glover-Wetherington 2016 Gathering March 18, 2016 Hayes Barton, Raleigh This PowerPoint prepared by Larry Glover-Wetherington with Transform Your Ministry outlines the value of coaching for ministers. Document: The Value of Coaching for the Minister.pdf
What is spiritual care and why is it important? This PowerPoint is for clergy and laity who visit the homebound, sick, hospitalized, etc. on behalf of the church and the larger Christian community. It also explores the different settings in which spiritual caregiving can occur and gives detailed, practical suggestions for how to give effective…
It can sometimes be hard to know what to do and what not to do in times of grief. Rev. Beth M. Thompson provides a list of dos and don’ts when ministering to those experincing grief. Document: Grief Situations – Handout
Four Marks of the Healthy Ministry Professional The trend of my peers “leaving” the ministry is not only alarming, but tragic. We should not be afraid to examine our calling, we should not be afraid to get our “house” in order. We should not be afraid to set boundaries and we should not have to…