By Dave Winter on January 20, 2010
I was pointed to the following statistics on the Gospel Coalition Blog… I think it’s something to be concerned about:
Ran into an alarming article in the NYT this morning — ironically, on Twitter — reporting on a new study about youth and digital media. Here’s how it opens:
The average young American now spends practically every [...]
Posted in Faith, Ministry, Society & Culture | Tagged Ministry, Youth
By Dave Winter on January 14, 2010
“Why isn’t our church growing? Why do people seem indifferent? Why are people not attending church or our ministries? Why is our budget suffering?” If you are in any form of ministry, you would have probably heard questions just like these ones. Or maybe you have asked them yourself. I have been thinking through these [...]
Posted in Ministry | Tagged Church, Ministry
By Dave Winter on January 9, 2010
I’m making my way through this excellent book. It is very thought provoking on the nature of ministry. Here is a quote from chapter one which explains what the ‘trellis’ and the ‘vine’ are. I have extra copies being shipped… if you think that you’d like one, please let me know.
The basic work of any [...]
Posted in Ministry | Tagged Books, Ministry, Trellis & Vine
By Dave Winter on January 1, 2010
The whole topic of infertility has been weighing heavy on my heart for a number of days now and this post will be very personal as Jen and I are struggling with this prospect.
Conservative statistics on the internet have the infertility rate at 20%. Even in my age group at church (20-35 year olds) there [...]
Posted in Faith, Family, Ministry | Tagged Family, Infertility, Ministry
By Dave Winter on December 31, 2009
Resolution #1 – To dedicate this year to drawing closer to God and have a solid devotional life. I have a good devotional life at present but my heart’s desire is to have an even better one. After enjoying reading through the Bible in 2009, I’m going to do it again this year. This time [...]
Posted in Family, Ministry | Tagged Family, Ministry, New Years Resolution
