By John Piper
Strong and healthy transitions grow like trees in a certain kind of soil. Good transitions happen in many different churches that don’t necessarily have to have the same polity structures or beliefs as each other. I stepped down from my pastoral position at ...
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Transitions
Seven Things to Remember During Transitions –
By H.B. Charles
I have led two churches in my ministry career. The first I took over when I was 17 after my father, who was the pastor before me, passed away. The second came nearly 20 years later and was on the other side of the country. Both times, when the baton of leadership ...
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7 Dangers in the Last Years of Your Ministry –
By Thom Rainer
I am writing this article on my 62nd birthday.
Yeah, I’m a real party animal.
Let me shoot straight. I have so much for which to be thankful. God has blessed me immeasurably, none of which I deserve. If my ministry were to end today through death or disability, ...
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Church Leadership and Succession –
by Todd Adkins
A critical part of leadership is recognizing that your fruit grows on other people’s trees. Fruitful leadership focuses on the responsibility of healthy leadership reproduction as the primary way to cultivate ministry expansion. You are not successful as a leader ...
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10 Diagnostic Questions To Help Determine At What Age Should A Pastor Retire? –
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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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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