Make a huge impact with very little this #GivingTuesday! This year we are dedicating #GivingTuesday to train around 100 leaders in Kenya and Uganda in January and February that do not have the same access to education and training that most pastors...
Read moreWelcome to the page for Habits of Healthy Churches: 7 Practices to Transform Your Church Culture – the book! Here you learn more about the book and how to get your copy. The official book launch is Wednesday October 26,...
Read moreInternational Pastor, Youth Pastor and Church Leader Training: This program will both provide a curriculum for training leaders and deliver training to leaders in countries where poverty prevents them from receiving a formal education or quality training. As the first...
Read moreJoin in some Super Bowl fun, win big and support our work! It’s that time of year again-the Super Bowl! This year, we wanted to do something different and fun and give you a chance to support a great ministry Read more…
Often as leaders we have an unhealthy perspective that we are to fix things for others. We can get caught in the temptation to take on this responsibility as if people and their lives are projects. I propose that a healthy perspective Read more…
Church ministry is complex and very contextual. Every church ministry setting is uniquely different and ever changing. Yet, as we look at the nature of church ministry, there are only three types of ministry: birthing, revitalizing, and chaplaincy. Giving Birth Read more…
“Tis winter now; the fallen snowHas left the heav’ns all coldly clear;Through leafless boughs the sharp winds blow,And all the earth lies dead and drear. And yet God’s love is not withdrawn;His life within the keen air breathes,His beauty paints Read more…
“Why Aren’t Our Guests Coming Back for Another Visit?”Are you wondering why so many of your worship guests don’t come back to your church?If you haven’t been the guest at someone else’s church in a while it’s easy to underestimate Read more…
During our October Pastors4Pastors group zoom sessions, we took some time to talk about appreciation, given that October was Pastor Appreciation Month. We asked over 30 pastors and church and ministry staff what caused them to feel or experience appreciation Read more…
A few weeks ago, I attended a local university’s school of music recital. It was a showcase of all of their flute students, and I attended with my daughter who plays the flute in her school band. Of course, she Read more…
“Pastors need pastors too.” We say this often within our ministry. Pastors pour so much time and heart into caring for so many. It’s a privilege at Preparing for Amazement Ministries to care for pastors the way they care for others. Are you curious what this Read more…
We are excited to offer the following seminars for 2023! Date Time (eastern) Topic Cost: Network Members Cost: Non Network Members Register* Tue. 2/28 1-3pm Leading Through Change $15 $30 By 2/25 Here Thur. 5/25 10:30am-12:30pm Generational Understanding for Churches Read more…
