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Tagged with: Antagonists, Leadership, local church. pastors, Radio clips
Posted in Antagonists, Audio, Audio Resource, Church, Church growth, Elders, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Love, Pastors
Posted in Antagonists, Audio, Audio Resource, Church, Church growth, Elders, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Love, Pastors
3 motivations for protecting unity
1. The prayer of Jesus John 17:23 -Jesus prayed, “May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.” 2. The passion of God Proverbs 6:16,19 - “There…
Tagged with: elders church conflicts, Local Church, Pastors, unity
Posted in Antagonists, Christian life, Christianity, Church, Church Leadership, Church membership, Difficult people, Life of a pastor, Peace, Unity
Posted in Antagonists, Christian life, Christianity, Church, Church Leadership, Church membership, Difficult people, Life of a pastor, Peace, Unity
Don’t be alarmed by conflict
The key to unity in a family or Church is not the removal of all conflict (that happens in heaven) but a deeply shared commitment to reconciliation based on God’s love for us in Christ.
Tagged with: arguments, Church unity, divided church, Family getting along with each other, fighting, Small group, unity
Posted in Broken Relationships, Christian life, Church, Church discipline, Church Leadership, Church membership, Conflict, Divorce, Family life, Fathers, Gospel-centered, Grace, Judging others, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Love, Marital Separation, Marriage, Radical love, Reconciliation, Relationships, Small Group leaders, Spiritual inventory, Unity
Posted in Broken Relationships, Christian life, Church, Church discipline, Church Leadership, Church membership, Conflict, Divorce, Family life, Fathers, Gospel-centered, Grace, Judging others, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Love, Marital Separation, Marriage, Radical love, Reconciliation, Relationships, Small Group leaders, Spiritual inventory, Unity
Questions for Church leaders
How does the average person in the church understand life-change and spiritual transformation in relation to bio-psychiatry, pharmacology and medicine?
Tagged with: Bio-psychology, Change, church leaders, Counseling, Medicine, Pastors, Psychiatrist, Psychology
Posted in Call to ministry, Christian Counselor, Christian worldview, Counseling, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Psychology, Social work, Spiritual transformation, Wisdom
Posted in Call to ministry, Christian Counselor, Christian worldview, Counseling, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Psychology, Social work, Spiritual transformation, Wisdom
When Pastors Study Scripture
I find it invigorating when I hear a sermon based on a combination of thorough biblical exegesis, theological maturity and perceptive contemporary application. But I am sadly reticent to believe that messages of this kind are easily found in our Churches.
A needed word on Christian counseling
Believers are often guilty of approaching people as one dimensional beings — as if we were only spiritual beings in need of salvation and spiritual solutions. We need more teaching in the Church on this subject because many Christians lose credibility in an area where they have far more too offer than they realize.
Tagged with: Christian Counselors, Counselors, Psychiatrists, Psychology
Posted in Anxiety, Attitude, Behavior, Call to ministry, Christian Counselor, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church Leadership, Counseling, Depression, Despair, Discernment, Elders, Emerging Leaders, Encouragement, God's Will, Guidelines for living, Holistic ministry, Human depravity, Human dignity, Imago Dei, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Pastors, Preaching, Psychology, Restoration, Salvation, Scripture, Social work, Spiritual transformation, Wisdom
Posted in Anxiety, Attitude, Behavior, Call to ministry, Christian Counselor, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church Leadership, Counseling, Depression, Despair, Discernment, Elders, Emerging Leaders, Encouragement, God's Will, Guidelines for living, Holistic ministry, Human depravity, Human dignity, Imago Dei, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Pastors, Preaching, Psychology, Restoration, Salvation, Scripture, Social work, Spiritual transformation, Wisdom
Two essential movements in a Church
Two motions or forces of movement serve as helpful illustrations of the the function of a healthy core group in any organization.
God’s primary work on earth
God’s purpose on earth today is to build a visible, united body of believers called the body of Christ, or the Church. The way we align ourselves with it is on the local level.
Tagged with: Church, Church Membership, Local Church, Pastors
Posted in Jesus Christ, God's Will, Church, Leadership, Christian life, Fellowship, Church growth, God, Call to ministry, Elders, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Church Planting, D. A. Carson, Emerging Leaders, Christian worldview, Church membership
Posted in Jesus Christ, God's Will, Church, Leadership, Christian life, Fellowship, Church growth, God, Call to ministry, Elders, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Church Planting, D. A. Carson, Emerging Leaders, Christian worldview, Church membership
Intentional Church growth
Looking back, I can tell you that planting and growing a healthy Church requires intentional commitment to core values and practices.
Tagged with: Church growth, Leadership, Unity in the Church
Posted in Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Church Planting, Elders, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Spiritual growth, Unity
Posted in Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Church Planting, Elders, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Spiritual growth, Unity
The best way to see the gospel
God’s plan is to use the lives of those who have experienced His love as plausibility cases for the truthfulness of the good news of salvation. This is a little overwhelming to contemplate. God has chosen to make a case for or to…
Tagged with: Apologetics, Church, Evangelism, Local Church, Witness for Christ
Posted in Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Community, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Wisdom
Posted in Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Community, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Wisdom
