Advantages of a large ministry

If I told you that we were going to visit a church called The Chapel on Fir Hill, what would you expect?  Well, I did visit this church (about 1990) and when I arrived at the church, I was shocked to say the least!  This ‘chapel’ turned out to be a 209,000 s.f. building and there were [...]

A small team doing big things

My wife’s family was a bluegrass gospel band and classical music was not part of their repertoire.  So when I bought tickets for us to see Die Fledermaus, a comic opera by Johann Strauss (in English), she told me this would be her first experience of a live, professional orchestra.  To whet her appetite, I played a record (yes, [...]

The Ultimate Question

Would you like to know what your supporters really think of your charity?  Tired of paying big bucks for marketing surveys?  Here’s a book that I think offers a great solution.  We tried its recommendations at CCCC in January 2008 and got excellent results. The book is The Ultimate Question by Fred Reichheld.  The premise is that [...]

Rev. John Pellowe
   Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin