Ralph Carter

Christian, husband to Annette, father of Christa, pastor, FBC Ridgetop TN

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@Norma5387953815 1353

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@dandarling I’ve never thought membership was a good metric anyway. The church I last pastored reported a membership of 300 with an attendance of barely 30.

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@KrisFreemanPA It did my friend. Never the rat birds

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@AdrielTweets @AmyMantravadi I believe his response actually answered your question. He won’t confront for fear of being offensive.

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@erichoke I pastor a church of approx 50 ppl/week. Our budget is 148k. I'm full time. We also pay music, children, pianist, and janitor, all part time but average what a church our size pays in our area.

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@philipnation Not going to make it this year. Guess we will need to meet in Nashville for that hug. Coffee's on me.

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@Rusty__Rushing @erichoke I think he means normative sized meaning most churches are this size. That is the terminology that is being used today for the under 250 attendance church instead of calling it a small church.

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@pj_schreiner Congratulations!!!

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@erichoke Pastor here who went to a church in TN making mid 40s total pkg at 57 yrs old. Wife had a good job that picked up insurance. It is possible. Been here 7 years.

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@philipnation Romans 13:11-14 - Transformed Priorities

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@PaulKuharskyNFL When you, Frank, and Mark worked together was, in my opinion, the best sports talk this city has ever seen. Not been topped since.

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@claysmith79 Glad I got my MDiv. Wish I had known that after receiving a 30 hour masters degree I could have begun work on a DMin. Possibly make it like other professions. Taking admissions test get into doctor program. Can’t pass admissions get masters then doctor.

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@CarlosHappyNPO You mean “theological disagreements” like the resurrection? Not or Both/and.

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@mhenslee Baseball is what you watch when you find golf too exciting

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@TrevinWax @roddreher @nathanafinn I was thinking the same thing

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@rgummere @erichoke I ask “What are you unwilling to give up to grow”

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@pastordmack It really is!

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@TGC I have learned to use focus on the iPhone. I have a focus cycle study. It allows only weather app alerts and my wife and daughter through. Everything else is silenced and no notifications.

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@marcminter @9Marks @SEBTS Would be there if budget allowed. @9Marks is my go to for ecclesiology.