by Tim Chester
There are two common dangers in pastoral ministry and Paul is alert to both of them. They are what we might call over-pastoring and under-pastoring.
Over-pastoring is what happens when a leader or leaders exercise too much control in the life of the church. They ...
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Church
5 Ways to Help Your Staff Thrive –
by Steve Bezner
“With young ministry staff, raised expectations without increased involvement is unrealistic.”—Vance Pitman, Lead Pastor, Hope Church
I am blessed to pastor a thriving, increasingly racially diverse congregation in the midst of a rapidly growing city. As our ...
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The Motley Crew Church –
by Barry Creamer
Although I am enamored with the Enlightenment, including things like the belief that there are objects to be known and that we can know them, and that among these things are universal obligations and proscriptions, I am also oddly attracted to a few things ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
5 Reasons Why There Are No Millennials in Your Church - Chris Martin
"As fewer and fewer Millennials (or maybe just white Millennials) attend a local church with regularity, pastors frantically read books and blogs about how to keep young people in the pews. Few pastors and ...
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Expressing God’s Love in the Local Church –
Scripture teaches us about ourselves, our condition, and our God. God's love, of course, is a focal point of Scripture and a focal point of our stories of salvation. God's love is aimed at the individual, yes, but also to the Body of Christ, comprised of his redeemed individuals. ...
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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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