July 29, 2007
A Much Needed Ministry: Reflections of a New Consultant
By J.R. Carrel “Who ya” gonna” call?” was the catch phrase made popular by the 1984 hit movie Ghost Busters, but for us it was a serious cry for help. We were a 35-year-old church in a lousy location and in a complete tailspin. Our attendance was dropping steadily, and we were barely able to pay the bills. We had refinanced the building the year before, a move that had kept us from closing the doors then. But now we knew something drastic had to be done or we weren”t going to survive. We needed help, but we didn”t know
