The Mars Hill Postmortem - Trevin Wax
"The news of Mark Driscoll’s resignation closes a painful chapter in the life of Mars Hill Church in Seattle. This is a time to pray for the Driscoll family, Mars Hill Church, and those who have suffered through various forms of spiritual ...
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How to Shape Your Church’s Culture –
by Andrew Hebert
Perhaps the single most helpful development from leadership studies to aid the church in Great Commission work is the study of organizational culture. In fact, in his groundbreaking work on organizational culture, Edgar Schein notes that “leadership and culture ...
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Crushing Idealism in Community –
by Jake Ledet
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to the prayers. Then fear came over everyone, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles. Now all the believers were together and held ...
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5 Tips for Promoting Causes in the Local Church –
It's a good sign when people in a local congregation see needs and want to meet them, see injustice and want to stop it, or see a good cause and want to support it. It's a sign that their eyes are open to the world around them. They're not simply going through the motions of life ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
How to Wed Scripture and Song in Corporate Worship by Walt Harrah
"As a worship leader and song writer, I am well aware of the constant pressure to “keep up” with the latest songs. But it’s the same kind of pressure I feel from coffee snobs. It’s the demand to stay ...
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6 Lessons I Learned as a Rookie Pastor –
by R.D. McClenagan
“What do you think of me as a human being?”
A few weeks into full-time pastoral ministry, this question was posed to me from a man in the middle of a counseling session. His eyes were full of tears and his face was facing the floor; he was looking to me for ...
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When Leaders Are Too Individualistic –
by Matt Perman
One of the most helpful books that I’ve read on leading in an organization is Scott Eblin’s The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success. Eblin points out that “40 percent of new executives fail within eighteen months of being named to their ...
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Becoming an Influential Leader –
By Matt Perman
There are many different types of leadership roles, and, as Mark Sandborn has pointed out, you don’t even need a title to be a leader.[1] So leadership doesn’t equate to having a role on the top leadership team or even necessarily having any formal authority at ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
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Pastors Seldom Preach About Domestic Violence - Lifeway Research
"A new survey from Lifeway Research found that most Protestant senior pastors say they know victims of domestic violence and believe stopping abuse is a pro-life issue. ...
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How Leaders Can Cultivate Godliness –
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by Nathan A. Finn
For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, so that you may walk ...
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