On February 27, join John Piper, David Platt, Kevin DeYoung, and more for CROSS Conference 2015. Ministry Grid will also be livestreaming the event. Here's a preview:
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Fighting Blue Monday: Be Helpful, Not Great –
by Doug Hankins
Blue Monday.
If you are a ministry leader at any level of the local church, then you are familiar with something like a “Blue Monday.” In a preaching ministry, Blue Monday is the Monday after Sunday when a pastor reviews the past Sunday’s sermon and begins to ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
Sunday Morning in America Still Segregated – and That’s OK With Worshipers by Bob Smietana
"Sunday morning remains one of the most segregated hours in American life, with more than 8 in 10 congregations made up of one predominant racial group."
How Preachers Read the Bible for ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
Love the Church More Than Its Health by Jonathan Leeman
"There’s a temptation I have noticed that you and I are susceptible to: we can love our vision of what a church should be more than we love the people who compose it."
4 Ways to Serve a School by Derek and Colleen ...
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The Aftermath of Church Discipline: 12 Tips –
by Jared C. Wellman
Church discipline. To say it's tough would be the understatement of a thousand lifetimes. But it's a biblical mandate, one that Jesus uncrates in Matthew 18:15-20. In short, his instructions are:
First, approach the one in sin privately.
Second, if he doesn't ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
The Top 30 Blogs Christian Leaders Need to Read in 2015 by Brian Dodd
A helpful list including our own Thom Rainer and Ed Stetzer.
How to Foster a Gospel Culture by Ray Ortlund, Jr.
"Gospel doctrine creates a gospel culture. The doctrine of grace creates a culture of ...
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