by Bill Farley | Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
I RELUCTANTLY RETIRED FROM THE PASTORATE IN THE SPRING OF 2018. I say, “reluctantly” because I loved my job. It gave me a great sense of purpose. But I needed to retire to make room for younger talent. I planted the church in 2002, and I needed to retire...
by Bill Farley | Apr 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
BETWEEN SEVENTY AND EIGHTY million baby boomers are going to hit age sixty five in the next fifteen years. If 20% are evangelicals and they decide to serve a local church this means 20-30 unpaid volunteers at each place of worship. Tragically, we have bought the lie...
by Bill Farley | Mar 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Useful RetireeTHE CHRISTIAN CHURCH has uncritically bought into the concept of retirement. This column and those that follow will take a critical look at this idea. Some have defined retirement as a twilight zone, a phase of life in which the individual is “too...