Author Archives: Jay F Guin

About Jay F Guin

My name is Jay Guin, and I’m a retired elder. I wrote The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace about 18 years ago. I’ve spoken at the Pepperdine, Lipscomb, ACU, Harding, and Tulsa lectureships and at ElderLink. My wife’s name is Denise, and I have four sons, Chris, Jonathan, Tyler, and Philip. I have two grandchildren. And I practice law.

Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I am astonished beyond words (metaphorically speaking, of course) that no one has offered me a punch line on the How to Count Church Attendance Post. I figure everyone’s too busy traveling and cooking turkey. Therefore, I’m going to suspend … Continue reading →

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Replanting a Church: Evangelism, Part 1

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Jay F Guin

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. Following a consideration of worship in the replanted church, Scott … Continue reading →

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Replanting a Church: Worship

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Jay F Guin

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. After pointing out the need for a new vision, he … Continue reading →

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Pre-Thanksgiving Humor: How to Count Church Attendance

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Jay F Guin

We’re all familiar with the “preacher count” of attendance. At long last, Tall Skinny Kiwi has developed the means to adjust the figures to reality. – 50% if its a Pentecostal worship service because they count the legs and forget … Continue reading →

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Replanting a Church: Vision

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Jay F Guin

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. In the last post, I copied an outline from this … Continue reading →

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Jobs With More Stress Than the Pay Justifies: Preacher and Worship Minister

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Jay F Guin

According to a survey by CNN Money, of the 10 jobs that carry the most stress for the pay received, 2 are found in the ministry professions — 5. Music Ministry Director Median pay: $40,800 % who say their job … Continue reading →

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Replanting a Church: Introduction

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I have what they call a brown thumb. Some people have green thumbs. Mine is brown. It’s brown because every houseplant I touch winds up dead. You see, I figure plants need water and sunlight, which is true. But houseplants … Continue reading →

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Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: Seminar at the North Shelby Baptist Church

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I’ve just gotten back from a seminar taught by Ray Vander Laan in south Birmingham, Alabama, at the North Shelby Baptist Church. The seminar began at 6:00 on Friday night and ended about 5:00 today — and it was fabulous! … Continue reading →

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Church Plants and Missions: Putting a Congregational Vision Together, Part 2

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Jay F Guin

5. Have the entire congregation support the missionary. * Make sure his newsletter goes to everyone (electronically, of course). * Be sure the entire church gets to spend time with him before he’s sent and each time he visits. * … Continue reading →

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Church Plants and Missions: Putting a Congregational Vision Together, Part 1

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Jay F Guin

We in the Churches of Christ aren’t very good at missions — foreign or domestic. The biggest problem isn’t in the mission field, though. It’s in our churches. We just don’t know what we’re doing. I don’t pretend to have … Continue reading →

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