Leadership
The Perfect Pastor
The results of a computerized survey indicate the perfect minister preaches exactly fifteen minutes. He condemns sins but never upsets anyone. He works from 8:00 AM until midnight and is also a janitor. He makes $50 a week, wears good clothes, buys good books, drives a good car, and gives about $50 weekly to the […]
Pastoral Love
Ministry Perspectives: # 31/42 by Revd John Simpson, (General Superintendent, Baptist Union of Victoria, Australia) Yes, But Do You Love Them? The meeting was a tough one. The pastor and elders met to reflect on the growing unrest in the church. Harmony just now was eluding everyone. After the elders left, the pastor said quietly, […]
Discipling And Counseling
NEIL ANDERSON DAILY DEVOTIONAL from Freedom in Christ Ministries January 6 AN INDISPENSABLE PREREQUISITE Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent (John 17:3 NIV). The focus of my ministry, both as a pastor and a seminary professor, has been the interrelated […]
Prayer Takes Time
Too many people pray on the run, sandwiching “prayer quickies” in their busy schedules. Some fully intend to give God their full attention when they get into bed at night, yet find themselves drifting off to sleep. * Don’t kid yourself. We try to excuse ourselves from prayer on the grounds that life – our […]
Mission To World ‘A’
Seminary students challenged to reach World A for Christ By Cindy Kerr FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)–If Texas were like the area known as World A, the state would have 20 small churches, 18 of which would be composed of Nigerians, Germans and Koreans — no Texans. Only two or three, 10 to 15-member congregations would […]
Leadership
From: Ron & Lee Troup <> Subject: Re: Leadership Rowland– Just read your post on leadership- a couple of observations. I think we need to distinguish 'effective leadership' from 'good leadership'. Hitler and Stalin were highly effective leaders (they got things done); but their leadership was not 'good', either in methods nor lasting impact. The […]
Pastoral Identity – And Old Testament Offices
The point of this article is that the roots of pastoral identity are found in the Old Testament offices of prophet, priest, sage, and king. These offices were held by the spiritual leaders or "pastors" of the Old Testament era, each one bringing a unique identity, calling, giftedness, and role. >From these offices the fundamental […]
Planning – A Catalyst For Change In Your Church
by David Smith found in The Country Shepherds’ Newsletter Pastors are often discouraged with the slow rate of change in their churches. It seems that the each new idea is greeted with five reasons why it won’t work. I asked a nationally known consultant at a recent seminar how change could be brought about in […]
Conflict In Ministry
"Conflict is the confrontation between differing expectations, purposes, goals, values, or desires; and/or the competition for limited resources." Though often unwelcome, conflict is a part of ministry. Sometimes it’s good. Other times it’s destructive. Several scales have been developed to measure the relative severity and destructiveness of conflict. The two most notable are Lederach’s "Seven […]
The Pastors Our Churches Looking For
by Revd John Simpson, (General Superintendent, Baptist Union of Victoria, Australia) Over recent years the Pastoral Search Committees (PSC’s) of our churches have been encouraged to give very careful thought to the shaping of their pastoral profiles before undertaking interviews. The pastoral profile is a usually a comprehensive description of the qualities which the PSC […]
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