Leadership
Sixteen Lessons For Leadership Decision-Making
Pastoral Reflections on Thomas R. Horton’s, The CEO Paradox: The Privilege and Accountability of Leadership. (Amacom, 1992). Thomas F. Fischer, M.Div., M.S.A. Number 135 Lesson One Effective pastoring demands special qualities. You must be willing to be accountable. You must be able to let others "run with the ball." Sometimes you have to even let […]
Are You Giving God A Good Giggle?
If the capacity for fun is God given, one can only wonder what tickles God’s sense of humour. If mortals can see the amusing side to difficult situations, it is a safe bet that God is wonderfully able to do the same. Surely heaven must rock with the laughter of God as He ponders the […]
Bishops And Elders
Subject: Re: Ecclesiastical governance (was Re: No more miracles …) Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 02:35:55 GMT From: Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian In article <383e50fd.26470>, (St.Athanasius) wrote: > > > Hi Peter, > > Just one question if I may. > You said: > >I agree with this part of what you say [and have deliberately > […]
Trauma In Ministry (Part 1)
One of the most difficult and confusing experiences of ministry is the experience of trauma. Though it may have multiple sources, the trauma is always a difficult and spiritually agonizing experience. This piece helps to identify the difficulties of dealing with trauma…and gives a suggested blueprint for gaining a strong sense of self and calling […]
Trauma In Ministry (Part 2)
by Thomas F. Fischer < > —————– Recovering From The Trauma There are many ancillary affects of “DT-DT-DF.” Whether it’s extreme loneliness, depression, anxiety, self-doubt, loss of vigor, a pervasive sense of purposelessness and, among other things, a doubting of one’s calling, unless one takes immediate steps toward recovery, one risks the intensification of this […]
Going To Church
Things to Think About ~~~ Author Unknown If you think it’s hard to sit through a sermon,Try preaching one. If you think the pew is hard,Try the pulpit. If you think the singing should be better, Try leading the songs. If you think the teaching is not interesting enough, Try explaining the lesson yourself. If […]
Counseling
‘The best ideas/help/words I ever got from anyone to help me survive were: 1. They listened to me without interrupting. 2. They did not express doubt or disbelief by their words or body language. 3. They did not try to "fix" me or "make it all better" 4. They did not tell me what I […]
Yanks And Brits
Ian Smith wrote (in the newsgroup uk.religion.christian): > In article < 37B9A040>, Steve Cleary wrote: > >Charles Levy wrote: > >> However, while appreciating your (forgive me) somewhat chauvinistic wish > >> to protect your national identity, > > It is not chauvinism, but, in my case at least, a desire to make it > […]
Leadership Models And The Small Church
Business Versus Family Model of Leadership: Understanding the leadership paradigm in the small church. By Dr. Glenn Daman There remains a vast difference between what is written today about leadership and the type of leadership accepted by people within the small church. In recent history, the church has adopted much of the leadership model formulated […]
Success
Read: 2 Corinthians 4:1-9 We do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord. -2 Corinthians 4:5 It was the largest of congregations; it was the smallest of congregations. That’s the best way to describe two services I attended within 24 hours. The first was an evangelistic outreach in Washington, DC, attended by nearly 20,000 […]
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