Northern Roads by Jeremy Norton

Leadership

Leadership, Ministry

WHY ADVERSITY OFTEN FOLLOWS EXCITEMENT

Our church is experiencing one of those seasons; where the excitement of ministry success is around every corner! But it won’t always be this way.

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Leadership, Outreach

WHY SHOULD WE PLANT A CHURCH?

Our church, like every church, was founded by a church plant. In May 1946 Rev. Harold Lee arrived in Whitehorse with his wife, Lydia. They had a passion for the Gospel and a heart for those who were marginalized. In September of that year, they planted the Whitehorse Gospel Chapel, the first evangelical church in our city.

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Church, Leadership, Ministry

HOW GOSPEL-CENTRED VISION CAN SAVE A DYING CHURCH

Most churches are planted with the Gospel in focus. The church where I pastor has a rich Gospel history, beginning back in 1946. Our founding

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Discipleship, Leadership

HOW TO TRANSFORM FOLLOWER INTO LEADERS

Transformational Leadership Via Jesus. I was chatting with my mentor this week, and the focus was on transformational leadership. How does one move a follower

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Leadership

THE POWER AND DANGER OF INFLUENCE

Evidenced in the legacies of two WWII figures. This week, my mentor and I discussed the concept of influence; defined as “the capacity to have an

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Leadership

LEARNING ABOUT CHARACTER FROM BIBLICAL LEADERS

Looking at the lives of Moses, David and Jesus. This week, my mentor and I discussed character. The Oxford Dictionary defines character as “the mental

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Leadership, Ministry

3 REASONS WHY CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP IS BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP

The Bible is an excellent leadership textbook! As I continue to work through my leadership course, one of the assignments was to write a personal

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Discipleship, Leadership

LEARNING TO WORK ON THE WEAKNESS

Facing the results is tough, but worth it. Have you ever completed a personality or Spiritual gifts inventory? They’re a good news, bad news exercise aren’t

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Creation, Leadership

WHY HEALTHY PASTORS ARE SOMETIMES ABSENT PASTORS

It’s not just about vacation. This past week, I sat down with my mentor again. I’m meeting with him every week for 8 weeks as

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Leadership, Ministry

HOW TO FIND FOCUS THROUGH A PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT

We start our day with ambition, thinking about all the tasks we’re going to accomplish. Then all of sudden, it’s 5:00 PM, and we wonder if we did anything significant at all?

This is where a Personal Mission Statement can bring focus to our fast-paced, over-crowded careers.

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Discipleship, Leadership

HOW MENTORSHIP HAS BEEN FOUNDATIONAL TO MY FAITH AND LIFE

I had a mentor before they were called mentors. It was back in the 90’s, when I was in high school. His name was Tim and

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Discipleship, Leadership

3 SKILLS THAT ALL GREAT LEADERS POSSESS

Great leaders are willing to develop leaders. There are a number of skills that one must possess in order to thrive as a leader. But

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