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Category Archive for "Church"
61Oct 31, 2016
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to the door of the local church in Wittenberg, Germany, 95 reforms he believed necessary to revitalize the universal church and restore Jesus to His rightful place as Savior and Lord in church doctrine and life. In effect, Luther grabbed the church by the throat & […]
62Oct 18, 2016
Life & Death Culture is imploding, collapsing in upon itself. Denying absolutes and objective truth, culture is now without safeguards, consuming itself in a death spiral of spiritual and moral chaos. In his outstanding essay, “The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World,” David Wells writes: “The evangelical church has a sense that moral absolutes […]
63Oct 2, 2016
One of the greatest constants in my ministry as a pastoral coach is walking with young ministers who are in transition, aka hiring or being hired. It is possible that the single most important decision a lead pastor makes is in the hiring of staff pastors: a poor choice can add dead weight, obstacles, or poison […]
64Aug 31, 2016
Several years ago, the magazine, “Inc.” published an article that began like this: “… Businesses tend to spend so much of their time and money acquiring new customers that they often overlook their best source of growth: retaining and growing their existing customer base.” Interesting! The best source of growth for a company is not […]
65Jun 15, 2016
Years ago pastors were expected to handle FIVE primary tasks, but studies today reveal that the number has swelled to SIXTEEN. This increase in primary responsibilities has at least TEN effects on pastors and churches: 1. The sheer number of tasks means the pastor does each task with less excellence and effectiveness; 50% of pastors […]
66Apr 1, 2016
All people are, by nature spiritual and relational: at our core, we are vertical (built to connect with God) and horizontal (built to connect with people). These realities are beautifully depicted by the vertical and horizontal beams of the Cross, and by Jesus’ definition of the two greatest commandments: to love God with all our […]
67Mar 17, 2016
Is your leadership at a standstill? Has the mission been lost in the myriad needs of ministry? Here’s an energy prescription for your leadership and for helping your church or ministry rediscover its mission – an Rx that will enable you to stand strong as a leader for a lifetime of healthy and effective ministry. […]
68Mar 2, 2016
I recently met with a colleague and our conversation covered the usuals: where we are now, what we are doing in ministry and how it’s all going. He was intrigued to hear that I am a full-time pastoral coach and that I focus on Millennial ministers. The idea was completely foreign to him. “We didn’t […]
69Feb 15, 2016
A plague of post-modernism is sucking the breath out of the Great Commission in our day. And so, it is sucking the life out of the church of Jesus Christ. What was once the sacred and inviolable command of Jesus to be obeyed at all costs is now subject to the the throne of personal […]
70Jan 13, 2016
Note: This is the final installment in our series on trusting leadership to Millennials. The reader is encourage to read the introductory post before reading what follows below. 7. David does not claim the victory. He gives the glory to God and honors those who formed him – I Samuel 17.45-47,57-58 David. Sling. One […]
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