SECOND CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANCE
Are you ready to make a change? Is God calling you to something different? Here are seven tips for getting started.
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Jimmy Kinnaird
- Mar 29
An Inappropriate Measure of Fear
“Worry is like a rocking chair. It will give you something to do; but it won’t take you anywhere.” – Unknown. “Don’t worry about...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Mar 7
A Crisis of Relevance: The Experience of God Outside the Church
“For my people have committed a double evil: They have abandoned me, the fountain of living water, and dug cisterns for themselves—...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Feb 13
Do You Want to Get Well?
It’s commonly agreed, in most contexts that the traditional ways of doing church no longer work.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Feb 8
Is It Christian to Focus on Mental Health?
Some might say that all I’m doing is providing some sort of moralistic therapeutic deism instead of Christianity.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Jan 18
What the Church Started During the Pandemic that It Needs to Continue
Moving into the future successfully often involves doing things we did during a crisis that we would like to put down, but should.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Jan 11
What the Church Stopped During the Pandemic That It Needs to Start Again
There was a period of time in our church’s life where we had to stop doing some things that had been a staple for the church.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Dec 15, 2022
I THOUGHT I’D BE FURTHER ALONG THAN THIS
I’ll give you a tried-and-true way to get further along in one area of your life in 2023. You pick the area and work the seven-step plan.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Nov 29, 2022
Five Ways to Stay Mentally Healthy During the Holidays
Popular culture pictures the Christmas season as a Hallmark movie. We could call it “The Hallmark Effect.” Don’t get me wrong, I’m not...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Oct 27, 2022
Eight Ways to Grow as an Effective Leader
The biblical character Joshua is a great example of an effective leader. Here are eight ways to grow as a leader in reflection on his life.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Oct 20, 2022
The Guiding Principle of the Open Door
I discovered a practical principle from Scripture which the Apostle Paul used for determining where he was going next, what he was to do...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Oct 5, 2022
Smartphone Sanity
“…Let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us.” (Hebrews 12:1b, CSB) Most people have heard of the 12 Steps...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Sep 21, 2022
Minister Appreciation Month Go’s and No’s
To help you in showing appreciation to your minister, I have concocted a quick and easy example guide to help you.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Sep 7, 2022
The Ripple Effect for Evangelism
The ripple effect for evangelism is about the continual movement out through the church systematically emphasizing evangelism.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Aug 31, 2022
FIVE WAYS TO GAIN AND MAINTAIN MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS
When a believer volunteers, they are giving an offering of themselves to God and God promises to reward them.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Aug 24, 2022
FIVE REASONS YOUR MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS QUIT
Church and ministry leaders have a perennial struggle in finding and keeping good volunteers. Let’s face it, without volunteers the...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Aug 10, 2022
10 Ways to Promote Prayer in Your Church
The great power of the church is its faith and faith increases through prayer. Here are the 10 ways to promote prayer in your church.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Aug 3, 2022
Eight Ways Your Inner Critic Sabotages Your Life
It is important for us to be critical with our inner critic. Here are 8 ways your inner critic can sabotage your life.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Jul 20, 2022
Your Inner Critic: What It Is and How It Works
We need to be aware and diligent in managing our self-talking, self-limiting, and self-judging. Know about your inner critic.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Jul 13, 2022
Taming Your Inner Critic
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Proverbs 23:7a, NKJV) You can’t control what other people think or say about you, but you can...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Jun 22, 2022
When the Solution is the Problem
As people of faith, we have spent a lot of time learning about God, but not so much discovering what makes people tick.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Jun 8, 2022
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
A few years ago I made a career transition from being a pastor to being a regional church planting director. I moved from direct ministry...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Jun 1, 2022
Six Things to Do When Tempted to Give Up
“No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- May 25, 2022
Five Things That Will Encourage More Baptisms in Your Church
In this article, I want to give you five things that you can do that will encourage more baptisms and make these baptisms spiritual markers.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- May 18, 2022
Five Ways to Motivate Your Church to Evangelize
“Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- May 11, 2022
The Greatest Needs of Pastors
Don’t be fooled by the title. This blog is for church members as much or more as pastors. Members of churches want to support and show...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- May 2, 2022
Lessons From The Book of Job on Loss and Living Again
There’s no avoiding it. Loss is a theme in life.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Apr 19, 2022
“After you’ve been a pastor for a while, you will lose your enthusiasm like the rest of us”
That statement was made to me by a long-time pastor at my first pastor meeting in our Baptist Association in New Orleans. I didn’t go...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Apr 13, 2022
Five Things to Do to Get More Done
You’re already going as fast as you can, doing as much as you can. Even if you take the time to read this, it’ll probably be more...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Apr 6, 2022
Seven Good Things You Can Do to Feel Better Today
You know you’re having a bad day when… Your 4-year-old tells you it’s almost impossible to flush a grapefruit down the toilet. It costs...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Mar 30, 2022
Seven Ways to Help Improve Your Small Groups
As a new believer in Jesus, it was in a small group where I first began to significantly grow in my faith. Through the relationships that...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Mar 23, 2022
Six Ways to Improve Your Church’s Worship Service
I may not know your church or the challenges that you face each week in putting together a worship experience. However, I do know, from...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Mar 16, 2022
Five Things that Will Improve Your Church’s First Time Guest Experience
This issue is not for church leaders only, but for all members. As a pastor I continually struggled with the feeling that our first-time...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Mar 9, 2022
Living with Certainty in an Uncertain World
Six observations on how to live with certainty in an uncertain world.
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Mar 2, 2022
Social Media Do's and Don'ts For Christians
I remember years ago a college friend wasted his first semester in wild behavior, which included avoiding his classes. He failed every...
Jimmy Kinnaird
- Feb 23, 2022
Five Ways to Improve Your Church’s Website
There are lots of ways to improve a church website, many more than five. In just a matter of moments I jotted down 15. But you don’t need...