Author Archives: Joe McKeever

Some Churches Need to Quit Doing Evangelism

By Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans. Evangelism and spiritual harvesting are not for everyone calling themselves followers of Jesus. Fruitbearing is for the obedient. Believers aiming to … Continue reading

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Solve 90% of Church Problems Before They Ever Exist

By Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans. The number one reason most church problems do so much damage is that the people in the know, those charged with … Continue reading

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Three Tough Church Situations … and what to do about them.

By Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans. I am not a professional counselor, not an adviser of churches or denominations or pastors as such, and not an expert … Continue reading

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The Romans 12 Blueprint for Christ’s Church

By Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans. Think of this article as a template, a form (or pattern or framework) which may be laid over the entire 21 … Continue reading

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What Are You Waiting On?

By Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans. May I ask you a personal question? Do you ever plan to humble yourself before Almighty God and accept Jesus Christ … Continue reading

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Pastor Search Committee 101
Part 3: Help! I’m a New Pastor and Don’t Know How to Deal With Search Committees

By Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans. This is the third article of a three part series that deals with pastor’s search committees. The previous articles are: Part … Continue reading

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Pastor Search Committee 101
Part 2: The Pastor and Wife are Visiting a New Church: What to Look For

By Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans. This is the second article of a three part series that deals with pastor’s search committees. See “Part 1: What That … Continue reading

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Pastor Search Committee 101
Part 1: What That Pastor Search Committee is Looking For

By Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans. This is the first article of a three part series that deals with pastor’s search committees. Parts two and three will … Continue reading

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The League of Church Members Extraordinary, Part 5
S.W.A.T. Team: Find the Sleeping Gifted

By Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans. This is the last in a five part series on finding people within the congregation who can meet extraordinary needs in … Continue reading

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The League of Church Members Extraordinary, Part 4
Midwives: Find the Lost and the Seekers

By Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans. This is the fourth in a five part series on finding people within the congregation who can meet extraordinary needs in … Continue reading

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