Leadership
The Church and its little old ladies
DIVINE WISDOM AMONG “LITTLE OLD LADIES” A few years ago, a friend of mine returned from one of those National Council of Churches trips to the Soviet Union. Two weeks had made her a Soviet expert. When asked about the churches in there, her reply was, “There’s nobody left in the churches except for a […]
Musicians in Black Churches
Sightings 1/22/07 Musicians in Black Churches — Martin E. Marty Political religion is a necessary but not sufficient expression of public religion. Most public faces that religion wears are not directly political. They have much to do with the mall, the university, the market, the media, entertainment, and more. On those terms the music of […]
Five Changes that could Revolutionize the Church
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * FIVE CHANGES THAT COULD REVOLUTIONISE THE CHURCH ———————————————– FIVE CHANGES THAT COULD REVOLUTIONISE THE CHURCH by Eric Swanson advisor to CitiReach International For some, it may be a small prophetic cloud on the horizon, for others, it is the Holy Spirit’s quiet working: all around the world, Christians are beginning […]
The Strength in weakness
Barney Zwartz December 23, 2006 IMAGINE that a Hollywood director who knows nothing of Christianity wants to make a film depicting God. Surely it would be a special effects extravaganza, transfixing with its images of glory and power. What is almost inconceivable is that the encounter should be with a helpless newborn baby in a […]
Burnout – a Different Perspective
http://www.ctlibrary.com/le/2006/winter/24.58.html DOES MINISTRY FUEL ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR? Certain approaches to ministry lead to self-destruction by Sally Morgenthaler Most church leaders know me as the woman who writes and speaks about worship. What only a few know is that I have spent the last decade experiencing the effects of my spouse’s sexual addiction, an addiction that began […]
Burnout article
Interesting article in The Age today, http://blogs.theage.com.au/managementline/archives/2006/12/the_road_to_bur.html with a link to a great article in The New Yorker on a summary of research into Burnout. But here’s a quote: ‘So burnout is about the gap between what we expect, and what we actually get. And it happens to people who build their lives too much […]
Membership Has Its Privileges
by Dan Reiland The Pastor’s Coach Membership has its privileges, but not in the local church. If you buy a membership to a gym or golf club or buy season tickets for your favorite NFL team – the price you pay buys you perks and privileges. The local church is the opposite. Membership means surrendering […]
The Perfect Pastor
After hundreds of years the perfect pastor has been found!!! He is a church leader that will please everyone! He preaches exactly 20 minutes and then sits down. He condemns sin but never steps on anybody’s toes. He works from 8 in the morning til ten at night doing everything from preaching sermons to sweeping. […]
Megachurch Watch
– http://www.megachurchwatch.org The Creator of the web site says this about it: “Our vision is that Megachurch Watch is a one-stop-shop of news and information about megachurches in Australia. Each month we bring together information from a range of media sources – newspaper, TV, radio and internet – so that you can be up to […]
Questions of Character
From a bishop-friend: The Christian Karen people in Burma have a practice of choosing a verse from the bible to be their “motto”. This year it has been Philippians 4:8: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is […]
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