Keep Moving Forward

Three things we see shifting The return of midweek services    Wednesday and Thursdays nights are showing promise for families who are working hours that keep them away from Sunday services Youth groups and Bible Studies   Both are being combined and youth group on Friday nights from 8-10 is becoming a choice to get teens discipled, and parents to attend Bible study Smaller Church over larger chur...

At the 2021 Pastors Encouragement Dinner, Pastor Lierte Soares Jr. brought an encouraging message to the 30+ pastors gathered. Lierte’s ministry is unique in that he pastors two churches, Framingham Baptist Church in Framingham, MA (pop. 72,308) and Precision Valley Baptist Church in the small town of North Springfield, VT (pop. 644). Lierte Soares is a NAMB church planter missionary originally fr...

Warren has served several churches in the elders role, providing pastoral support. He gave his testimony to the 2021 Pastors Encouragement dinner held 9/25/2021 at Legacy Church in Sutton, MA

After this brief episode, we will bring you the messages from the Pastors Encouragement Dinner that was held 9/25/21

Updating you all on the goings on here at PCRP

Why continuing to learn on any level is a must for the replanter.

In this episode we catch up with Don and Natalie and get a small update on Erik Maloy, then dive into the topic of the episode. Churches have a reputation in their communities and many in the churches do not know what they are based on. Don and Natalie shed light from a book they read together by Mark MacDonald, Be Known for Something: Revitalizing Your Church's Reputation. A. What are you known f...

Chad McDonald came to Lenexa Baptist Church from Valley, Alabama where he served as Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church. He originally came to Lenexa to be the Campus Pastor at The Fellowship at Greenwood where he served for two years. He became the Senior Pastor Elect at the main campus in June of 2014. Here he shares why it is important for churches to work together and why some churches that...

Don and Natalie discuss the need for pastors and their wives to be transparent in their mental health as the discuss their own struggles after the recent suicide of Paige Hilken. Link on article of Paige Hilken Natalie's Blog New England Pastors Encouragement Dinner

Some updates on what is going on in the New England Region with church revitalization. 

On this week's episode Don and Natalie talk about updates and encouragement for pastors and pastors wives. Links for what was discussed. Video for Legacy Church Natalie's Blog Don's Blog

Don gives us updates on the podcast and future of the team. Also discusses replacing pews with chairs.

Don talks about the recent plagiarism scandal in the SBC.

Don talks about recent events and why he believes that we are headed into a new reformation in the Church.

Don has Dr. David Jackson, Northeast Replanting Strategist for the North American Missions Board, John Brownlee, Executive Director for the Massachusetts Baptist Association, and Jim Fontaine, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Brimfield, MA to discuss Pastors Dinner Event.

From the boys travel to the Replant Summit 2021 in Kansas City, MO Jimbo Stewart, Pastor of Redemption Church, Jacksonville, FL and NAMB Replant Specialist discusses the 13 characteristics of replanters.

Pastors Need Pastors Preaching into Their Lives Don discusses some observations he has seen and heard over the last several months and years and gives us reason if your area does not have a monthly meeting of this type, you need one. In those months Don briefly discusses how he has heard form veteran Pastors and even younger ones looking to connect with guys in their towns and close by for fellows...

1. Perspective 2. Helping Church Deal 3. Emotions 4. Importance of Raising up Leaders 5. Are we Wrapped up in People? 6. Depending on size, the loss can be felt more or less Leave under good circumstances not bad.

Don checks in with an idea for Bi-vocational Pastors listening to our podcast.

Easter service at Legacy Church

Erik Maloy discusses Palm Sunday for a community

Thoughts from tinted windows

In church revitalization we’re told that keeping all the old things is not in the best interest of the church. This is true if your facility looks like it got stuck in a time warp and into 1970. Statistics show that people have an innate sense of new and old and stay away from what the perceive as old. This is why many churches should regularly look around and see if updating their facility is in...