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Mar 01, 2014
When people leave your church
OK lets face it. It hurts when people leave the church we pastor. We take it personally and in most cases should not. We forget that individual circumstances and needs vary and we cannot meet them all no matter how hard we try. In fact, if we were in the pew, rather than in the pulpit, we might leave too - depending on our circumstances.
I am not advocating a culture of moving from church to...
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I am not advocating a culture of moving from church to...
Jan 05, 2013
Empowering pastors
One of the most disempowering issues for senior pastors are boards that want to second guess much of what they do - or require them to ask permission before they can act. Frequently, churches are permission withholding rather than permission granting and many senior pastors chafe under controlling boards.
It need not be the case and in fact controlling boards actually slow down and hinder ministry...
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It need not be the case and in fact controlling boards actually slow down and hinder ministry...
Jan 05, 2013
Empowering pastors
One of the most disempowering issues for senior pastors are boards that want to second guess much of what they do - or require them to ask permission before they can act. Frequently, churches are permission withholding rather than permission granting and many senior pastors chafe under controlling boards.
It need not be the case and in fact controlling boards actually slow down and hinder ministry...
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It need not be the case and in fact controlling boards actually slow down and hinder ministry...
Nov 07, 2012
What leaders wish their staff understood about their role
There are many things leaders wish their staff understood about what they do. While there may be a mystique about leadership, the realities are very different. So on behalf of many leaders, this is what I wish my staff understood (and many do) about what my life looks like as a leader. I am sure many other leaders have similar thoughts - if they could share them.
- On most days I love what I do. It...
Aug 21, 2012
Refreshment for pastors
In all the discussion on leadership in the local church - which I often write on - we sometimes forget the goal of all that we do - the care of souls that Jesus has put in our charge.
My friend of many years Lee Eclov is the quintessential pastor who loves the day to day care of his congregants. He has written a refreshing book on the Pastoral Graces: Reflections on the Care of Souls.
It will...
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