Leadership
Bobos ‘R Us
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-018 (General Information) BOBOS ‘R US by Terry Mattingly Every Saturday, journalist David Brooks and his family can choose between three services at their synagogue in Washington, D.C. Rabbis lead a mainstream, almost Protestant, rite in the sanctuary. Then there is an informal “Havurah (fellowship)” service led by lay people, including a […]
Burned-Out Pastors
Some thoughts on “BURNED OUT PASTORS: SOME QUESTIONS” Dear Rowland: I’m writing to commend you for your response to the theology student on Pastoral burn-out. This student has a leg up on his peers if he learns from your perspectives. There is a mismatch between expectations and reality. A Pastor learns to “roll” with these […]
Confessions Of A Broken Ping-Pong Ball
Thomas F. Fischer Number 337 My name is Peter. I’m a broken Ping-Pong ball. But I wasn’t always broken. I used to be a perfect ping-pong ball. I was the best. And I wanted everyone around me to think I was the best, too. I wanted people to play with me. I used to long […]
Hypocrisy In Their Church
woz wrote in message . > > “Ninure Saunders” wrote in message > > … > > Called to Be Saints > > Be warned – children of God – you are being deceived. > > Every church I ever attended woz full of “Christians” – and yet (without the > judgement of Christ – as […]
Learinng To Preach In Fog
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-028 (Apologetics) LEARNING TO PREACH IN FOG by Terry Mattingly The question was so simple that Haddon Robinson wasn’t sure he had heard it correctly. “What is Christmas?”, asked the man in the next airplane seat, once he learned that he was chatting with a seminary professor. The businessman thought he knew, […]
Effective Pastoral Leadership
by Robert L. Domokos, D.Min. Faith Pulpit, September 1990 Pastoral leadership is taught in the Bible, and yet it is a topic of frequent, if not fervent, discussion and debate in pastors’ meetings, as well as in church parking lots. Pastoral leadership must be and can be effective. A thorough understanding of Scripture is important […]
The Pastor’s Mistress
The Pastor’s Mistress Dr. Oswald C. J. Hoffman, D.D. Former Lutheran Hour Speaker Ministry Health Archives Number 141 Editor’s Note: The following article, “Who Ministers to the Minister?”, is reprinted from the Winter 1988 Concordia Journal, a publication of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, a seminary of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. It was originally written […]
Ministry To Fear
Dear Fellow-Yoked, Whenever God enters to proclaim His activity of grace among us He often begins with the words, “Fear Not….” These words indicate God’s purpose–to take away fear. More importantly, perhaps, they indicate what the purpose of ministry: to proclaim peace, not fear, in response to His Grace revealed in Jesus Christ. MH 319 […]
Volunteers
Reasons people do not volunteer Commitment will be too long. They feel over or under qualified. Will miss out on other ministries. Do not realize the benefits and blessings of involvement. They were hurt by the last pastor. Tried it once and did not like it. It is someone else’s turn. The leaders are not […]
Preach With Freshness
What you say on Sunday morning is important. For some, your message will be the determining factor in a wide range of decisions made in the coming week. More importantly, what you say is conveying the Word of God – it needs to be delivered in reverence, with authority, conviction, and enthusiasm. No matter how […]
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