Discouraged in Ministry? 10 Ideas from RENEW.org
Here are 10 ideas to help you deal with discouragement in ministry. If you’re currently struggling with discouragement, I hope you try at least one or two of these and find them helpful.
Series: Featured
One that Goes to the Source …
At The Solomon Foundation, we agree with Ben Merold’s wise words about going to the source—to Jesus Christ and the Word of God. That’s where we go and that’s where we direct our ministry. The Solomon Foundation wants to be your source for both investment and church loans to help you lead others to that one and only Source.
Avoiding a Mount Carmel Meltdown
A recent Barna report observed that 43 percent of the pastors in the study who had considered quitting the ministry felt lonely and isolated. There’s no shame in being lonely, but it would be a shame if you didn’t do something about it.
December 31, 2024
Leveraging the Power of Our Unity: An Updated Directory of Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Help Christian Standard learn the whereabouts of nearly 500 churches that are completely unaccounted for
December 31, 2024
Leading Like Jesus
To lead like Jesus is first and foremost to make a deep commitment to personal formation. It emerges from followership and the fruit of the Spirit of God within us.
December 31, 2024
Training Programs Continue to Take a Non-Traditional Approach to Preparing Ministry Leaders for the Local Church
In addition to traditional four-year colleges and universities, online and non-degree options are helping to fill the ministry pipeline in local churches.
December 31, 2024
A Movement of Leaders and Leadership Development
Spiritual development became the process by which leaders were developed in the early years of the Restoration Movement, as fellow sojourners would spur one another on in the search for truth.
December 31, 2024
Leadership Development: Lessons from Churches Around the World
Churches around the world have a variety of methods for leadership training, even in the midst of persecution. We may be able to learn from them.
December 31, 2024
Churches Stepping Up: How Local Churches Are Developing Elders
It’s time to hand the keys of leadership to the next generation of elders and watch them accomplish more for our King’s kingdom than we ever thought possible.
December 31, 2024
Focusing on the Future: How Our Colleges and Universities Are Developing the Next Generation of Leaders
To meet the needs of young, old, and in between, Christian colleges and universities are developing and introducing training programs intended to provide theologically sound training with practical experience—both on and off campus.
December 31, 2024
Your Best Investment
What a blessing it is to give to the local church in tithes and offerings, but also to allow investments with the Solomon Foundation to work toward building the kingdom.
December 31, 2024
A Time of Refreshing
When Bob Russell retired from his stellar 40-year ministry with Southeast Christian Church, he created a unique retreat to encourage those who serve as lead ministers in their congregations.
October 31, 2024
A Trustworthy Ministry
It’s hard to know which organizations to trust today, but you can tell much about an organization that pours into you when it has nothing to gain. The Solomon Foundation was encouraging me and mentoring me long before I worked for a church associated with their network of churches.
October 31, 2024
The Wonder of the Incarnation
The holidays are marked by family reunions, sparkling displays, presents under the tree, and precious childhood memories. For the Christian, however, it is also a time to reflect upon the greatest gift ever given to man, namely God’s gift of his Son to mankind.
October 31, 2024
The Laws of Giving and Receiving
John 4 tells the story of a divine appointment that began with a woman far from God, but ended with many coming to know Jesus as the Savior of the world.
October 31, 2024
Novel Generosity: Churches and Individuals Who Creatively Share Their Blessings with Others
Christians and churches are called by Christ to share their blessings with those around them. Giving often is pretty straight-forward. See a need and meet it.  But some givers go a little further with their generosity—not perhaps in what they give, but in how they go about doing it.
October 31, 2024
Living on Gratitude Street
Thanksgiving is far more than an American holiday. Gratitude Street winds its way through all of God’s Word. Grace and gratitude, double first cousins, are deeply rooted in the heart of God and Scripture.
October 31, 2024
Missionary Care: Ministering to Those Who Go
Share and share alike. Be generous toward others. We all have a part to play. Those in the field who go to battle need workers to guard the equipment. Missionary care is a guardianship of one of our most precious kingdom resources: our sent ones.
October 31, 2024
Cross-Cultural Christmas
Like the wisemen, people around the world are experiencing unexpected events. Maybe you can be a partner in evangelism with a global work that will meet their needs and open the door for them to be drawn to the Christ child.
October 31, 2024
Staying on Mission: How Restoration Movement Churches Are Supporting Global Ministry
Independent Christian churches and churches of Christ have a record of missionary activity and advocacy that stretches back to the earliest chapters of Restoration history. Our many contemporary missions organizations, programs, and conferences show that this commitment to making disciples around the globe is still a key characteristic of our movement.
