EFCA East

It's really tempting to use attendance as a gauge for success. Numbers matter, but they aren't the only thing that matters. Tim Gardner, high school pastor at Faith Church, is talking through some ways his team measures success. Even if you don't operate in a youth ministry context, we think you will find these helpful.

Mentioned in this episode:

• EDA Move Leadership Conference!

Full Transcript --> https://edamove.com/do-numbers-matter-8-ways-to-measure-success-in-ministry/

No one really enjoys having tough conversations, do they? But as a leader, they are inevitable and dare we say, intrinsic, to life in ministry. So how do we embrace these conversations with grace and humility? Mark Tindle, lead pastor of Seneca Creek Community Church has some tips on how to be smarter about these kind of conversations.

Full transcript of this episode --> https://edamove.com/6-ways-to-be-smarter-about-difficult-conversations/

We are just a couple months away from our annual leadership conference. This conference is really one of the best ways to get connected to the EDA Move family and to grow as a leader.

This year's theme is Revive. Speakers like Jenni Key, Women and Prayer Director from EVFree Fullerton, Kevin Kompelien, EFCA President, and Joe Henseler, Lead Pastor of Faith Church in Allentown, PA, will be talking about revival in the heart of the leader, revival in the church and revival in our communities.

It's going to be such a good couple of days. Register here or check out the full schedule for all the details.

Today's episode is a throwback to one of our keynote speakers from last year's conference - Cedrick Brown, Lead Pastor of Commitment Community Church in New Jersey, with Leaders Go Where God Guides.

Not a day goes by that something about millennials doesn't show up in a headline or in an online article. And it's no surprise. Millennials represent one quarter of the nation's population. So how do we as church leaders care for the millennials in our church and in our community? 

In today's episode, young adults pastor Taylor Drenzyk shares three ways to mobilize and show value to your young adults.

For a full transcript of today's episode --> https://edamove.com/3-ways-to-mobilize-and-show-value-to-your-young-adults/

We all know that if you try to take care of everyone, you are going to burn out. In this episode, Randy Hunt, part of our Pastoral Care Team, outlines a care model that builds around the involvement of the entire congregation.

For a full transcript of today's episode --> https://edamove.com/how-to-provide-pastoral-care-without-burning-yourself-out/

When it comes to making mistakes, sometimes it's better to learn from someone else's mistakes and pains and failures and things they wish they could do over rather than putting yourself and your family through all of those things.

These are things that Eddie Cole, EDA Move District Superintendent would do differently if he were a local church leader or pastor again today.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Eddie's first post - 10 Things I Would Change

For a full transcript of this episode: https://edamove.com/10-more-things-i-would-change/

We've all been there - either green with envy or eye-rolling like a teenager at the spectacle that can be a mega-church.

David Boerema shares 4 things he learned after a recent visit to a famous church.

Full transcript --> https://edamove.com/mega-churches-arent-evil-4-things-i-learned-from-a-famous-church/

Part of leading well is raising up the next generation of leaders. But to do that you need to actually have young people at your church.

Kevin Ozolins has 4 ways to stop losing your young people.

Mentioned in this episode:

• What Happened After My 13-Year-Old Son Joined the Alt-Right

For a full transcript --> https://edamove.com/stop-losing-your-young-people/

Josh Ott catches up with Eddie Cole, new Executive Vice President for EFCA National Ministries and EDA Move prospective Co-Superintendents, Tony Balsamo and Cedrick Brown. They chat about the origins of this transition and tackle some questions about what the new Executive Team is all about.

Last October at the annual EDA Move leadership conference, Deb Hinkel, director of spiritual formation for Hershey Free church, gave a really important keynote talk about what it looks like to have men and women truly partner together in ministry, where there is mutual value and acceptance.

Whether you got to hear her talk live or are hearing it for the first time, we think this is a really important conversation to have and to continue having.