Help! My church is growing old and gray

How do you get your church members involved? By allowing them to dream and to serve. In this podcast, our host, Jose Cortes Jr., talks to Paulo Macena about finding creative ways to involve members in service and the importance of encouraging them to dream big dreams for God's church. Engaging all members into service is a new approach to evangelism that puts ministry back where it's supposed to be—in the hands of local church members. Everyone can do something to hasten the coming of Jesus!Paulo Macena is the lead pastor for Ellicott City SDA Church and Urban Life Center, a Baltimore Center of Influence, in the Chesapeake Conference. To connect with Paulo and know more about his ministry go to www.ellicottcity.church Connect with Jose Cortes Jr. through our website nadministerial.com or Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) @josehcortesjr

Get ready to be stretched as Jose and Gabriela Phillips explore the lives and needs of refugees in our cities and communities across North America. What can your local church do to bless these refugee families who have recently arrived? How many refugees are there in North America? Are refugees willing to interact with Christians? How can we befriend them? Are they willing to pray with us? Find the practical answers to these questions and many others during this episode with someone who has dedicated her entire life to live among muslims and minister in their communities.Gabriela Phillips is the Adventist Muslim Relations Coordinator for the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. For more information go to www.nadadventist.org - Multilingual Ministries.Connect with Jose Cortes Jr. through our website nadministerial.com or Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) @josehcortesjr

Learn whether you and your church are doing transformational evangelism or transactional evangelism. What are the differences, and the pros and cons of each. Jose and guest John Boston II’s relevant and fun interaction on Connection Points will also help you understand how influential each time you connect with a family member, a friend, or a church guest may be in leading the individual to a decision for Christ and baptism in your church. Here, you will also be able to explore the importance of appeals and the different kinds of appeals that can be made during sermons, presentations, spiritual conversations, and Bible studies. All around awesome episode for those interested in reaching people and leading them to baptism.John Boston II is an Associate Director for the North American Division Evangelism Institute at Andrews University. For more info on the North American Evangelism Institute go to: www.nadei.orgConnect with Jose Cortes Jr. through our website nadministerial.com or Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) @josehcortesjr

Jose and Dustin Hall dive deep into some principles that will keep your church from becoming irrelevant. They go into how “our message” is something that helps us to lead people to a person, who is Jesus, not just a code of truth, that when referred to as “our message” makes us become insanely defensive and leaves other people out. Here, Dustin also explains his concepts: “you can’t love people you don’t know and you can’t change people you don’t love” as well “the ministry of the word without the ministry of presence is no ministry at all…”Dustin Hall is the pastor of the Port Charlotte Adventist Church in Florida. When he recorded this podcast he was the pastor of Grace Outlet Church and led the GO Community Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. For more info on Port Charlotte Adventist Church go to: @pcsdachurch on Facebook. Connect with Jose Cortes Jr. through our website nadministerial.com or Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) @josehcortesjr

Jose and Volunteer Lay Pastor, Patty Crouch reflect on the story of revitalization of a small church in the town of Perry, Florida. They talk about how Jesus died for people, not for suit and ties and the importance of serving the community right where they are. Patty also shares how serving as a Volunteer Lay Pastor has been one of the most rewarding, exciting, fun, and also heartbreaking, frustrating, and exhausting missions she has ever been on.Patty Crouch served as Volunteer Lay Pastor for the Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and has since become a role model for Volunteer Lay Pastors all across North America.Connect with Jose Cortes Jr. through our website nadministerial.com or Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) @josehcortesjr

Jose and David Franklin hash out how relationships create the space for discipleship. They emphasize the concept of creating mutually responsible relationships in the community, which lead to not only revitalizing your church, but the community. Learn how to turn pity into understanding and understanding into partnerships, and partnerships into collaborative leadership.David Franklin is the lead pastor of the Miracle City Adventist Church in Baltimore , Maryland.Connect with Jose Cortes Jr. through our website nadministerial.com or social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) @josehcortesjr

Jose and Tim Gillespie talk about how Crosswalk Church in Redlands, California, went from 85 to 2,000 in attendance in one of the most awesome recent stories of church revitalization. They also discuss the importance of loving well and the changes the church had to make in order to be revitalized. Tim Gillespie is the lead pastor of Crosswalk Church, based in Southern California with several campuses around North America. To learn more about Crosswalk click here: https://crosswalkvillage.com/Connect with Jose Cortes Jr. through our website nadministerial.com or social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) @josehcortesjr

Today our guest Jerome Hurst passionately talks about building bridges through collaboration. Collaboration is a big buzzword today. But how do we work together? How do we come together as a group or as a community to build those bridges? How do we follow Jesus’ footsteps and tear down walls that separate us from people we interact with every day? Find the answers to these questions and more on this episode.Connect with Jose Cortes Jr. through our website nadministerial.com or Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) @josehcortesjr

Jose and Allan Martin explore six commitments that could help your church to keep, reach, and unleash a powerful and spiritual younger generation for mission and ministry right in your local church. Based on sound research, they affirm that while most churches are growing old and gray, your church can grow young. A. Allan Martin, PhD is the teaching pastor of Younger Generation Church [ygchurch.com], the vibrant young adult ministry of the Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church in Texas [USA].  From Growing Young Adventists [http://GrowingYoungAdventists.com] #GYA, the all-church PRAYER GUIDE:  https://tinyurl.com/xafcgq8r  From Fuller Youth Institute [https://churchesgrowingyoung.com/] #FYI, Intergenerational Conversation Guides:  https://tinyurl.com/42jv4dra From Growing Young Adventists [http://GrowingYoungAdventists.com] #GYA, Pandemic Support Memes:  https://tinyurl.com/4annwpykConnect with Jose Cortes Jr. through our website nadministerial.com or Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) @josehcortesjr

Jose and Michael Dauncey passionately chat about what it takes for a church to be know as the “Acts of Kindness Church” in its city. How to make it happen? How do you find the needs in your community? How often should you venture out and serve? And who does all the work? Find answers to these questions and much more in this awesome episode!At the time of the recording of this episode Michael Dauncey was the associate pastor for Media and Outreach at Church in the Valley in British Columbia, Canada. He is presently serving with the TV ministry It’s Written, in Canada. For more info on Church in the Valley go to: https://www.churchinthevalley.ca/Connect with Jose Cortes Jr. through our website nadministerial.com or Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) @josehcortesjr