Category Archives: Local Church

You don’t come to the garden alone

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

Is there something misleading about the old hymn, “I Come to the Garden alone”? Continue reading →

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After 33 years as a pastor…

Posted on October 31, 2017 by

After 33 years as a pastor (32 in the same church), I know by experience that the life of a pastor is a continual reminder that God put His “treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power … Continue reading →

Posted in Call to ministry, Calling, Christian Counselor, Christianity, Church Leadership, Counseling, Ecclesiology 101, Elders, elders in the Church, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Local Church, Pastors | 1 Comment

Preparing new leaders for helping others

Posted on June 7, 2016 by

How can we protect new leaders from learning too much by trial and error?
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A closer look at accountability

Posted on April 29, 2016 by

What is accountability and how should we practice it in the local church? Is everyone accountable in the same way? Continue reading →

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13 red flags identifying antagonists

Posted on April 26, 2016 by

The 13 red flags provide training material for equipping Church leaders and members in discerning the presence of antagonistic people. Continue reading →

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7 links worth seeing

Posted on April 23, 2016 by

US suicide rate increases; Why physics is not a discipline;… Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Atheists, attitudes of unity, Biology, Church membership, Cynicism, Links to see, Local Church, Science, Wisdom | Tagged | 1 Comment

Do you understand common grace?

Posted on March 11, 2016 by

How do we remain serious about lines between belief and unbelief (between those who live in the boundaries of saving grace and those who do not), while at the same time showing active appreciation for all that is good, beautiful and outside of those boundaries? Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Church Leadership, Common Good, Common grace, Communication, Community, Culture, Culture of Honor, elders in the Church, Emergent Church, Emerging Leaders, Evangelicals, Evangelism, Fundamentalism, Leadership, Local Church, Pastors, Reformed Theology, Walking with God, Wisdom, Witness, Younger Evangelicals | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment