Leadership
Pastors must take time to be holy
The Rev. Gary Henderson delivers a keynote address on holiness during the Fourth Convocation for Pastors of African American Churches, Jan. 4-7, in Atlanta. Henderson is pastor of East Shore United Methodist Church in Euclid, Ohio. A UMNS photo by Linda Green. Jan. 11, 2005 By Linda Green* ATLANTA (UMNS) – Attaining holiness is not […]
Personal Productivity
This came across my desk today from the Franklin Covey organisation and is so good I thought I’d send you a copy. I especially like the comments on deadlines. Time is so precious yet we so often seem to treat it as though we have an endless supply of it. (A friend) Paul. Communication When […]
Congregational Ethics for Associate Ministers
Ron Sisk 12-22-04 Last in a series Congregations mean well when they hire associate ministers. But often they don’t do well. Here are some tips for how to do it better: –Establish personnel policies. Often congregations hire their first associate to meet an immediate need. “We’ve got to have help with the youth!” Too often, […]
THE HOLE IN THE DONUT OF TODAY’S CHRISTIANITY
“Let’s Roll.” These words from the heroes of flight 93 shame today’s Christians. The courage of those 9/11 passengers demonstrated fearless risk-taking–exactly what the Lord of History demands from us. Yet, most Christians simply “go along for the ride.” As a result, today’s Milquetoast “Christians” seem scarcely qualified as “Christians.” For years, we’ve seen this […]
The oldies won’t like it
From a netfriend: “The oldies won’t like it” I guess there are others on this list who have seen the following: Someone in the congregation suggests that we try something new or a bit different. There’s a discussion. Then one of the matriarchs or patriarchs gets up and says that it’s a good idea, it’s […]
Book Review : Spiritual Leadership (J O Sanders)
Spiritual Leadership, by J. Oswald Sanders. Reviewed by Thomas Scarborough. An updated version of the classic book Spiritual Leadership, by J. Oswald Sanders, has been printed by Moody Press – modernising the text, and enlarging the format. Over half a million copies have been sold over the past thirty-seven years, and many ministers and Church […]
In Defence of the Church
In Defence of the Church: A Response to Chad Hall It’s not perfect, nor it is a mere organization; my church IS a church. by Doug Johnson, guest columnist (Editor’s note: This is one of many responses we have received to Chad Hall’s recent column “When Church Isn’t Really a Church.” Hall laments the confusion […]
A Discussion on Preaching
Discussion on Preaching” Dr. Fred Craddock and Dr. Douglas Oldenburg with the Rev. Canon Louis C. Schueddig The Rev. Canon Schueddig: Greetings and all God’s blessings in this wonderful new year and new millennium as we begin this great new chapter in the history of the Protestant Hour. We have today a very special edition […]
Warning: New Church Words of the Day — Stay up on the Buzz
Warning: New Church Words of the Day–Stay up on the buzz. If you want to be cool in evangelical churches there are a few new words that must be regularly incorporated into churchly vocabulary. Those words are postmodern, and emergent (plus all their derivatives). These words join the host of other, now pass © church words […]
Lessons from U2
Lessons from U2 from http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2004/11/lessons_from_u2.html Anyone who reads my personal blog or has had contact with me in the past month probably knows that I’ve been obsessing about the release of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, the 11th studio release and first in four years from the biggest rock band in the world, U2. […]
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