By Dan on Thursday, October 23, 2008
Parking lovingly is easy to do, and it is a ministry of hospitality to others. This article also explains how to determine how many parking spaces you need at your church.
Posted in Hospitality | Tagged Church Development, consulting, Evangelism, features, Hospitality, ideas, kindness, Membership, Ministry, parking, service, visitors, volunteer
By Dan on Sunday, October 5, 2008
It is important to involve newcomers in the life of your church quickly. When people come to church, it is important that they feel at home. People want to feel like they are part of the family. There is a simple way to get people involved that I think is often overlooked.
Ask newcomers to serve [...]
Posted in Hospitality | Tagged Church Development, church member, consulting, Evangelism, greeter, Hospitality, ideas, Membership, Ministry, relationships, service, volunteer
By Dan on Thursday, August 21, 2008
Journal: Tuesday, 8/19/08
Tonight I went to a banquet that was a celebration of the Karl Stegall Seminary Foundation. I receive scholarship aid from this group every quarter. It started out with Dr. Stegall asking members of his church to sponsor a seminary student. Sponsors would pledge to support that seminary student with a monthly gift, [...]
Posted in Journal Entry | Tagged Appreciation, Ministry, Money, Scholarship, Seminary
Welcome to Church and tea! My name is Dan. I’ve been married to Cindy for 9 years. We have two boys, 7 and 3 years old. I am a Florida native and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from the University of Florida and a Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. This site is called churchandtea simply because I am a United Methodist Pastor and I love sweet tea. I often find myself trying to solve the world’s problems over a glass of sweet tea. Feel free to pour yourself a glass and join in the discussion!
