The Scoop Blog

Today we announce the newest webinar offered by The Jenkins Institute. This one will focus on church leadership. It would be helpful to ministers, elders, deacons or those with potential church leadership.  Any minister who has two elders register for the webinar can come for free.  Click on the image below to register OR go HERE.  Ministers, if you register and then have two leaders register we will refund your registration fee. One more thing: Any minister who sends us his elders email addresses can receive a $5 discount on their...

Are you ready for the latest? OK, but first,  if you have not signed up for the BETTER conference be sure and do it TODAY! Time’s a wasting: http://preachbetter.eventbrite.com/. It’s next week. I’m shooting for 100 and at 60, help me out if you can.  If money is an issue let me know. Now to the news… First scoop of the day goes to Robert Jefferies who reports that the Bremen church in Georgia is looking for a Pulpit Minister.  Contact elder is Chris Stephenson.  Their minister, Sydney White, has become the new director of the Northwest Florida School of Bible Studies. You can learn more about them HERE. A little more info on last post.  A few folks didn’t quite get the last one on the Ashville Road church in Leeds, Alabama....

So today my older son, Philip, was filming his segment of “Hashtag” (if you don’t know about Hashtag – you need to) and I got to keep Lucas a while! So I couldn’t help but show you a pic to get us started! Seems youth scoops are in season, with a few others scattered in: 1.  Jonathan Jones let us know that their youth minister (Bert Paddock) resigned at Maryville. He will be going to work at Brentwood Hills in Nashville as the executive youth minister. 2. Jeremy Brown the youth minister at Gulf Shores, Alabama has resigned. You can find the church there on Facebook. 3. Brian Giselbach is leaving North Jackson congregation where he has been an associate to work with Wood Avenue church in Florence, Alabama. 4. Caleb Sampson scoops...

Click anywhere on the link to register for this exciting online event! Specials: The cost for this event is $30. There is a congregational rate that will allow you 10 participants for $60.  To get the $30 rate type “individual” in the “Enter Promotional Code” box.

As always let me know of any corrections or updates: 1. The biggest news this week is big because it involves my son.  Andrew and his wife Kadee are moving to work with the Woodson Chapel congregation in Middle Tennessee in March. Andrew will be the youth minister there.  He leaves the work in Spanish Fort, Alabama. It has been a good work and hey are leaving on good terms.  If you would like to know more, I’m sure he’d share (andrew.jenkins18@hotmail.com).  Naturally, I’m proud of my sons. 2. Wayne Miller will be moving to Knoxville to work with the West End congregation. That means the Maple Hill work where he has been for 15 years will be open http://www.maplehillchurch.org/ 3. The church in Nassau Bahamas is looking for an associate...

So, a week from today thousands of preachers will “invade” the little hamlet of Henderson, TN.  Jobs will open, “deals” will be struck, people will reveal they are “looking” – so pre-lectureships here’s what we know that we can tell: Robert Notgrass scoops himself with the news that he is working  with the Rockliff congregation in McMinnville, TN. David Lipe will be stepping out of the pulpit at Sycamore in Cookeville. He and “Sister Lipe” will continue to worship there.  David will be gong to ETSoP&M to teach and direct.  Of course that means the Sycamore will be looking: http://www.sycamorecoc.com/.  This also might mean that Gary Hampton could be “lured” back to a local pulpit....