From Attending to Serving. Calling people and mobilizing them from attending the church, to active service can be a real struggle. If you’ve been in ministry for any length of time, it’s a church struggle that you’ve witnessed over and over again.
Last year, our church started a process that has produced some real wins in this area. And I’m excited to share it with you!
Read MoreAs busy Believers in Jesus, how can we re-claim the concepts and practices of Sabbath rest (and in contrast, work as worship), so that we can truly receive the rest of what God has for us?
Read MoreI recently completed a personal evaluation in the appendices of a book titled, “Resilient Ministry”. Completing the Emotional Life grid was the most telling. It’s time for some real talk.
Read MoreDon’t underestimate the power of effective communication. There’s a temptation (likely inside every pastor) to hold on to that information until the last possible moment, then tell everyone in one shot. Don’t do that!
Read MoreThere are those who would side with an informal, organic style mentorship. And I’m sure there’s a place for that, even inside the church. However, we wanted a strategic method to bring our mentorship candidates on a journey.
Read MoreOur 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.
Read MoreAnd Why I’ll Eventually Leave It Behind. Once upon a time, an English translation of the Scriptures was hard to come by. Soon enough, with
Read MoreMost churches are planted with the Gospel in focus. The church where I pastor has a rich Gospel history, beginning back in 1946. Our founding
Read MorePaul, to the Corinthian Church: “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.” (1 Cor. 12:1) Does this still apply
Read MoreListening is difficult. I just completed an 8-week mentorship as part of a Christian Leadership course. Each week, we’ve hashed out an array of topics
Read MoreThe Bible is an excellent leadership textbook! As I continue to work through my leadership course, one of the assignments was to write a personal
Read MoreWe 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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