Major ministry events: blessing or curse?
Are big-scale ministry events–concerts, retreats, and the like–a good idea? With any major event, there’s always a risk that the event hype and crowd mentality will get in the way of meaningful ministry. But that doesn’t mean that every event has to be that way, or that you should avoid every big event that comes along. In a recent article at Youth Specialties, Wendy Walker helps us understand the risks and opportunities in large-scale ministry events (PDF), how to handle them well, and how to evaluate (and how not to evaluate) their success.
