Rowland Croucher
The Most Insidious Cult of Them All
Forget the Sunday afternoon door knockers with their magazines, or the mantra chanters who leap up and down in Swanston Street, or the duo cyclists in their suits and ties. When it comes to the cults, they are small fry. We have already been sucked in, comprehensively seduced by a cult that has wrought enormous […]
JESUS AND AMERICA
*Sightings* 7/19/10 Jesus and America — Martin E. Marty ¢â‚¬Å“If you would like to know Jesus as Lord and Savior, Call Need Him Ministry. ¢â‚¬ That invitation appears at the bottom of a full-page Hobby Lobby ad that ran in scores, if not hundreds, of newspapers a fortnight ago, appropriately on the Fourth of July. More […]
Joy – Missing, Presumed Lost In Action
How to manage your stress books are two bob a dozen. It ‘s a big business saving one and all from crashing and burning. Stress is “in,” centre stage, the flavour of the month, lapping up all the publicity it can get. But what help is there for those inundated by joy, swamped by the […]
When Is It Time for a Pastor to Move On?
Of all the dilemmas which confront pastors, there is only one which is more tantalising than the acceptance of a call to a new ministry. It is the timing of one’s departure from a church. Despite all the practical counsel we may offer to others in helping them understand the will of God, when it […]
When a New Ministry Commences!
There are few challenges greater than commencing a new ministry with a new congregation. Such a step is the culmination of much prayer, thought, conversation and heartburn (probably as much for the church as yourself on all counts). It is helpful to keep some important issues in mind as you take up this new assignment […]
Macro Faith – At a Store Near You!
If only Paul had known about Macro Faith! It could have transformed his ministry. MF (especially designed for caring pastors with moderate computer skills) is a windows wonder. At long last the intricacies of pastoral leadership have been simplified to maximise your day. User friendly MF will alleviate all the headaches which go with Christian […]
Time Management for Pastors
Don”t Look Now But Next Year’s Coming! Diaries, like fire and water, are wonderful servants but dreadful masters. Given that the day to day exercise of the pastoral ministry has such an unknown quantity about it, planning ahead may seem to be an exercise in futility. We frequently complain about shortages of time and the […]
Who Rings the Door Bell Now?
Is the home visit finished? Has this classic pastoral care strategy finally fallen by the way side? It seems that the door bells are not being rung as often these days. The preacher cum house caller model of pastoral leadership is fading. The old adage of the “home visiting pastor producing a church going people” […]
The Brethren and ‘promoting the homosexual lifestyle’
Christian sect’s gay snub ANDREW MCGOWAN JULY 16, 2010 Many eyes have turned to a case being argued in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), concerning a campsite run by the Christian Brethren. They refused to hire it to a community health program (WayOut) for gay and lesbian teenagers run by the Cobaw Community […]
Pastoring the Powerful
It seems that there is no shortage of powerful people in our churches. In response to an earlier Ministry Perspective,’ many pastors disclosed their own struggles with those described as “TMs.”‘ Some even wondered if the paper had been written with specific people in their congregation in mind. Since it appeared that a nerve had […]
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