-
Join 1,855 other subscribers
- Follow Wisdomforlife on WordPress.com
Categories
-
- 1,873,686 (welcomed visits)
Blogroll
- Arts & Letters
- Audio Journal (Mars Hill)
- Beyond Religion
- Books and Culture
- Claremont Institute
- Credenda
- Culture
- David B. Hart
- Encyclopedia of Western Theology
- Ethics and Public Policy
- ETS
- Evangelical Outpost
- Evangelical Philosophical Society
- Evangelical Textual Criticism
- FaithWorld
- Great Resources
- Heritage Foundation
- Institue for Science
- James K.A. Smith
- John Owen
- Journals for Biblical Studies
- Koinonia
- Mere Comments
- Monergism
- Moo
- Nine Marks
- One Place: Listen in
- Online Journals
- Operation World
- Peacemakers
- Philosophy (Christian)
- Plantinga
- Probe
- Questions
- Questions about Creation
- Questions about Creation 2
- Reasonable Faith
- Reformed Perspectives
- Relevant
- Resource counseling
- Science and Religion
- Spurgeon
- The Briefing
- thecssr
- Themelios Journal
- Theos
- theotherjournal
- Westminster Confession
- Witherspoon Institute
- WordPress.com
- WordPress.org
- World
- Worship House
- Yale Center
Creeds of the Faith
- Apostles' Creed
- Athanasian Creed (500 AD)
- Baptist Confession (1689)
- Belgic Confession (1561)
- Biblical Creeds
- Canons of Dordt
- Council of Chalcedon (451 AD)
- Council of Orange (529 AD)
- Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
- London Baptist Confession (1644)
- Nicene Creed (381 A.D.)
- Nottingham Statement (1977)
- Philadelphia Confession of Faith (1742)
- Scottish Confession (1560)
- Westminister Confession
- Westminster Shorter Catechism
Tag Archives: church leaders
Lord, help us be united
Unity is challenging because the relationships in the church are not to be superficial or casual. The picture of life together for those who follow Christ is … Continue reading
Posted in attitudes of unity, Church Leadership, Community, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Local Church, Qualifications for leadership, Small Group leaders, Testimony, Unity, Walking with God, Wisdom, Witness
Tagged Church growth, church leaders, Church Membership, Church unity, Debatable matters, local church life, unity, Unity in the Church
Leave a comment
After 36 years as a pastor
Consider what is perhaps the most important lesson for a Church leader. Continue reading
5 warnings about leadership
Carefully consider 5 possible causes behind misdirected leadership. Continue reading
Five 90 second radio clips about church life
Listen to five 90 second radio clips reminding us of what it means to be the Church. Continue reading
Urgent question (audio link)
Q. How can we proclaim and celebrate a gospel of grace and forgiveness while enforcing standards of morality — without becoming a prideful and self-righteous or watchful and legalistic Church? Continue reading
Another urgent question for the Church
How can we proclaim and celebrate a gospel of grace and forgiveness while enforcing standards of morality — without becoming… Continue reading
Church life that is hard to find
Word had reached Paul about a serious problem in the Church in Corinth. His response reveals amazing truths about what it really means to be the Church that Christ is building. Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Elders, Leadership, Local Church, Pastors
Tagged Church, church discipline, church leaders, Elders, Local Church, Pastors
Leave a comment
Four essentials to a thriving Church
I commit myself to God and to the fellow-members of my local Church to do the following: Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Call to ministry, Christian life, Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Conflict, covenant of membership, Elders, Local Church, Pastors, Unity
Tagged church leaders, Elders, Leadership, Local Church, Membership covenant, Pastors, Unity in the Church
2 Comments
Is pastor appreciation month a good idea?
Church members are clearly commanded to show appreciation for their pastors. And the whole Church suffers when the people fail to honor their leaders. But are special times for appreciation helpful? Could such times do more harm than good? Continue reading
Confession of a senior pastor
Although I cannot be directly involved in all the areas of need and with each person, I am grateful to minister through others as they reach out. My fellow leaders do a great job keeping me informed about important needs and other areas of ministry as we pray together for the Church. Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Elders, Leadership, Pastors
Tagged church leaders, Elders, Leaders, longevity of ministry, senior pastors
Leave a comment