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Oct 12, 2014
Honoring the past while building for the future in the local church
I have a bone to pick with two groups in the local church. The first is with those who are so intent on preserving the past that they do not allow the church to move forward into the future. It is a recipe for a slow death and a slide into irrelevance. In fact, a focus on the past is one of the hallmarks of an institutional church that is inward looking and protective of anything that threatens...
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Sep 18, 2014
Wise pastors always pay attention to these priorities
There are many things that can get a pastor into trouble but lets talk about some things that can help them stay out of trouble. Often when we do hit crisis points it is the lack of these investments that creates our largest problem.
Staying close to your board members.Healthy board relationships are all about spending enough time together (individually and corporately) that there is a reservoir of...
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Staying close to your board members.Healthy board relationships are all about spending enough time together (individually and corporately) that there is a reservoir of...
Jun 05, 2014
Pastors and their dreams
Most pastors have dreams for their congregation and ministry. After all, they are leaders, they have a vision of what the church should or could be and they have a powerful platform from which to share those dreams - the pulpit.
The question, is not whether we have dreams for our ministry but whether we have a shared vision of what God wants to do in and through us. When my dream is only my dream,...
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The question, is not whether we have dreams for our ministry but whether we have a shared vision of what God wants to do in and through us. When my dream is only my dream,...
Jun 03, 2014
Vital statistics on pastors that all pastors and church board members should know
How healthy are pastors today? What is their spiritual life like? What do they struggle with? Who are their friends? What is their drop out rate. The following article is sobering for pastors and their congregants alike and calls for some serious discussion.
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May 19, 2014
Healthy board/pastor relationships in the church
A key factor in leadership health in the church is the relationship between the senior pastor and the board. When this relationship becomes conflictual, dysfunctional or unhealthy it hurts the ministry of the congregation. Here are some things to consider in that equation.
While senior pastors are accountable to their board and an employee they are also members of the board and should be full...
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While senior pastors are accountable to their board and an employee they are also members of the board and should be full...
May 09, 2014
Pastors who see leadership as an anti value
From time to time I come across senior pastors who either don't like to lead and so they choose not to or, who believe that leadership apart from preaching is not necessary and largely ignore it. In either case, this is a problematic posture and one that hurts the church.
For context, the issue of leadership in the church has not always even been a value in the seminary context. A whole generation...
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For context, the issue of leadership in the church has not always even been a value in the seminary context. A whole generation...
May 09, 2014
Pastors who see leadership as an anti value
From time to time I come across senior pastors who either don't like to lead and so they choose not to or, who believe that leadership apart from preaching is not necessary and largely ignore it. In either case, this is a problematic posture and one that hurts the church.
For context, the issue of leadership in the church has not always even been a value in the seminary context. A whole generation...
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For context, the issue of leadership in the church has not always even been a value in the seminary context. A whole generation...
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