by Thom S. Rainer
There are a lot of us Baby Boomer pastors and Christian leaders around. And it’s cliché, but we aren’t getting any younger. It’s a quiet question that many are asking, but they are asking it nonetheless: What age should I retire?
Instead of responding with a ...
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Courage
How To Leave A Church Well –
by Dr. Jeff Crawford
I’ve seen staff pastors come and go across many years of ministry. I’ve seen staff leave well and I’ve seen staff leave poorly. And let me say that there is definitely a “right” way to leave a church. In my most recent case, I was determined from the ...
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Be A Christian Leader Who Defies Categories –
When Donald Trump won the presidency, I asked my editor to hold the presses in case I needed to make some last-minute changes to This Is Our Time.
In one of the chapters, “Never ‘at Home’ in the City of Man,” I offer counsel on how Christians can be faithful to Jesus in the ...
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The Courageous Choice to Stay –
Courage is a spiritual thing. That’s because courage and faith are linked for the Christian.
It takes no courage to make the choice where an outcome is clearly seen and the outcome is favorable. If you have the choice to go down Path A and Path B, and Path A looks like it was ...
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Important Quotes from ERLC 2016 –
The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention hosted it's annual conference this past week, covering topics ranging along hot button issues in culture and how the Church can wisely be salt and light.
Here are some important quotes from the ...
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3 Corrections to Our Understanding of Courage –
Courage is defined, according to the interwebs, like this: “The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.”
That’s what it means, but I’m more interested for the moment in the pictures that come to mind when you ...
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