http://www.refreshingrain.com Revivals, Church Consulting, Church Support Ministries Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:04:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There was an episode of Seinfeld* once that had the featured characters talking about a Bizarro World.  In this episode Elaine meets three individuals that are the 'Bizarro' version of Jerry, George, and Kramer.  They act and do the opposite of normal Jerry, George and Kramer.  They are kind, considerate, genuinely curious ... http://www.refreshingrain.com/?p=299 Rev. Raney is now scheduling dates for the fall of 2010 for Revivals and other special events. If you would like to schedule Rev. Raney for a Revival, a Consulting Review, Marriage Enrichment, or Christian Financial Management conference (or any combination thereof) please contact him at revraney@yahoo.com or by ... http://www.refreshingrain.com/?p=294 In the New Testament we see an interesting contradiction within the two scriptures below. John 18:31 31Pilate said, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law."    "But we have no right to execute anyone," the Jews objected. Acts 7:54-57 The Stoning of Stephen 54When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed ... http://www.refreshingrain.com/?p=289 There was a time in our nation's history when the effort of the clergy was focused on changing society and changing people's lives.  The focus now seems to be on building churches. http://www.refreshingrain.com/?p=286 So what are Vision, Mission and Strategy?  One of the problems in our efforts involving Vision, Mission, and Strategy is that we do not understand them and recognize their specific roles and differences. Simply put, Mission answers the questions of who we are and why we exist; Vision talks about who ... http://www.refreshingrain.com/?p=280 The recent revival at Covington Eastside Church of the Nazarene was a wonderful time.  We could really sense God working in our hearts.  During the revival people from other local congregations joined at Covington Eastside for worship and praise.  People from Carthage, Newport, and Covington Central Churches of the Nazarene ... http://www.refreshingrain.com/?p=276 Organizations all over the world have started talking about their mission and their vision.  Churches are no different. Church boards and leadership gather together and go through the exercise of coming up with a mission statement and a vision statement.   They get it printed and put it in a frame or ... http://www.refreshingrain.com/?p=272 Refreshing Rain Ministries will be holding revival services at Covington Eastside Church of the Nazarene March 4th through 7th.  Rev. Raney will be joined by a quartet of singers comprised of Chris and Emily McCormick and Joe and Carrie Jaggers.  Covington Eastside Church of the Nazarene is located at 2505 ... http://www.refreshingrain.com/?p=269 We often speak of Kingdom Building in ministry. The question is, who's kingdom are we building? Unfortunately those of us in ministry can be tempted to build our own little kingdoms, seeking out success in our churches or our ministries. We are not called to build our ... http://www.refreshingrain.com/?p=263 Pastor's Under Pressure By Tom Harper Church Central Leadership community ...>> 50% of pastors will not retire as pastors – How can we reverse this? When I heard this figure myself, I was sitting in one of the Society for Church Consulting’s training conferences. Gary McIntosh, a prolific writer on church health and growth, ... http://www.refreshingrain.com/?p=254