How Churches Can Impact Their Community
I've said many times before that if the 1950s were to make a comeback, there would be all too many churches who could go on without missing a beat. The good news is that they found a ministry strategy that works. The bad news is that the ...
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10 Lessons from a Seasoned Leader — My Dad –
My father, Luther Clemons, has been leading people for almost 50 years. His first official leadership role was as a sales manager for the Alabama Power Company in 1966. I was 2 years old. Since then he has invested 40 years with the same company in Nashville, Tennessee. Today he ...
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Lead Your Church to Partner in the Gospel –
When we fly on an airplane, we are associated with the people surrounding us. We are on the same flight. We experience the same bumps, the same views, and the same food. We arrive at the same gate, at the same time, peruse the same magazine in the seat pocket in front of us, ...
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Trends in Church Staffing –
William Vanderbloemen, founder and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group, discusses the trend of hiring church staff who are able to train and lead leaders in ministry instead of just hiring specialized ministers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyYi1TRi5a4
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
Prioritize Reaching Students with the Gospel by Ben Trueblood on Student Ministry
"[God] has called us to reach students with the gospel. You can’t go and make disciples without going. We can’t sit in our churches hoping that it happens any longer. We must go to the lost students ...
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4 Reasons to Pursue Authentic Discipleship –
Discipleship isn't some mystical process performed in classrooms or monasteries. It's simply helping one another follow Jesus. And because we don't just follow Jesus at church, but in everyday life, making disciples is meant to be carried out in all arenas of life. Real simple, ...
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3 Reasons a Pastor Must Lead –
Sadly in many contexts, pastors either fail to exercise leadership or are stripped of their leadership. Those who fail to lead their congregations are often content to be chaplains who feverishly run from need to need without leading the flock in a particular direction. In other ...
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