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Integrity

Hawkins: Integrity is key in Christian leadership By Jeff Robinson (October 2000) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Integrity is the most important attribute of a Christian leader, O.S. Hawkins told students at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Hawkins, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annuity Board, was on campus to participate in the seminary’s second-annual Heritage Week, a series […]

Burnout – Christian Leaders

Balanced, abundant life should be goal of Christian leaders By Terri Lackey (October 2000) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Christian leaders aren’t necessarily called to live a simple life, but they should try to live a balanced, abundant one, a counselor from Long Beach, Calif., told preschool and children’s leaders attending a convention in Nashville, Tenn. Speaking in […]

Passing The Tests

T O D A Y G O D I S F I R S T Marketplace Meditations by Os Hillman Passing the Tests The Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hands and given it to one of your neighbors-to David. – (1 Samuel 28:17) When God anoints a person, a pattern of testing […]

Ministry Health

Ministry out of the ‘overflow’ avoids ‘overwork,’ Wolf says By Rodney E. Penn KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–Fred Wolfe is convinced that the ministry of servants of God ought to be an overflow of their relationship with Jesus Christ. Speaking to the Nov. 30 at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wolf said, “If we don’t minister out […]

Body Language Of Your Church

From: “Clergy Mailing List” <> To: CLM2 <> Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 23:35:54 +1000 Subject: CLM 833 Body Language of Your Church Clergy/Leaders' Mail-list No. 833 (Longer) Ministry Perspectives: # 38/42 by Revd John Simpson, (General Superintendent, Baptist Union of Victoria, Australia) ——————————– THE BODY LANGUAGE OF YOUR CHURCH ——————————– Silly as it may […]

Sexual Abuse: Landmark Decision

C U R R E N T N E W S S U M M A R Y by the Editors of ReligionToday January 6, 2000 Why are a respected priest and rabbi appearing on a shock-jock radio program? To reach the unreached, they say. …Catholic priest Tom Hartman and Rabbi Marc Gellman, both of […]

Add To Your Faith

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-146 An ordination sermon preached by Rev Dr Gordon Moyes ADD TO YOUR FAITH . . . Bible reference: 2 Peter 1:5-8 When challenging young men and women to give their lives in full- time service for Christ, I have used Ephesians 4:11-16: “And he himself gave some to be apostles, some […]

Music And The Church

Music an important component in Christian meetings; or, an optional extra ! ! !  © 1999 Denise Bray This paper outlines my views on the place of music in the Christian gathering in 1999. Music is an important component in the Christian meeting, not an optional extra. It is therefore, important to me. (Note: When […]

Unhealthy Pastoral Guilt

Dear Fellow-Yoked, Though proclaimers of the Gospel, a pastoral pitfall can be pastoral guilt. The current article, “Twenty-Two Expressions of Unhealthy Guilt” is intended to help lead pastors away from guilt to the joy of forgiveness. It is printed below and also available at the MH backup website. http://www.ccaa.edu/~lcmfisct/084_twentytwo_expressions_of_unhealthy_guilt.html . Blessings! Tom Thomas F. Fischer, […]

Management Reviews

THE SAGA OF MANAGEMENT REVIEWS OF REPORTS Question: How many feet do mice have? Original Reply: Mice have four feet. Mgmt comment: Elaborate. Revision 1: Mice have five appendages, four of which are feet. Mgmt comment: No discussion of fifth appendage. Revision 2: Mice have five appendages; four of them are feet and one is […]