Ministry Resentment
Ministry can make you very angry. Perhaps more angry than any other profession. Maybe this is because of the strange and complex tangle of relationships associated with working at a…
Change Church
Our church has had to reinvent herself a few times. We began as a Charismatic collection of Holy Rollers from Oral Roberts University, but after a few years realized that…
New Voices
The church of the future will generate opportunities for their up and coming preachers using alternative liturgies and innovative service orders. New preachers need new opportunities, but the problem is…
When They Tell You You’re Wrong
Sometimes God speaks to us through common sense. If we ask God whether or not we should buy a lottery ticket, the answer will always be “No.” Sometimes God speaks…
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE AWAY
All church staff members need time off, but our responsibilities on the weekend mean that—even in our absence—we bear the burden of finding and training excellent help to ensure things…
When I went to Turkey…
I just returned from an 8-day tour of biblical Turkey—a land replete with sites right out of the book of Acts. At times it felt like I was tripping over…
The Church I See
I see a church wide-eyed with promise for the future rather than sad-hearted about the fading glories of the past; a church that has been healed of her cynicism and…
What makes leadership Christian?
If you do a quick survey of the Second Testament material concerning church leadership, you’ll begin to notice some unfamiliar terms popping up. There’s very little about how to manage…
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