Leadership
The Benefits Of Going To Church
First: this exchange from another thread: Mark: If any institutional church wants me then they had better start thinking of the benefit to ME of attending their church. They only present features which are not benefits! Barry: What about the social atmosphere? Mark: That’s a benefit …Should I point out to the institutional churches that […]
Church (Bono)
Can you imagine how it feels to believe in Christ and be so uncomfortable with Christianity? The church is an empty, hollow building. It’s the edifice. The established church is the edifice of Christianity. It is as if when the spirit of God leaves a place, the only things that are left are the pillars […]
Forms Of Worship
Shalom! David wrote: Over recent years I have found that some who tend not to engage in dialogue with more liberal churches are happy to relate to some Pentecostals and Evangelicals that more liberal Baptists may shy away from. In other words, there is a willingness to be grafted onto fruitful branches rather than being […]
What’s A Church?
There was a $20 dollar bill and a $1 dollar bill on the conveyor belt at the downtown Federal Reserve Building. As they were laying there side by side, the $1 dollar bill said to the $20 dollar bill, “Hey mannnnnn, where have you been, I haven’t seen you in a longtime?” The $20 dollar […]
Code Of Ethics – First Draft [1]
Here’s the first draft of a Code of Ethics I’ve been commissioned to write for the Baptist Union of Victoria. Watch this site for shorter/revised versions Rowland Croucher BAPTIST UNION OF VICTORIA PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND CODE OF ETHICS Note: The following is a ‘developing’ draft / working document. There are some repetitions of phrases and […]
How To Increase Giving
(A ‘Sharpen your axe’ column) “If you don’t sharpen your axe, it will be harder to use” (Ecclesiastes 10:10, CEV). Spend even a short time in Christian leadership and you’ll discover that there’s a big gap between what God says about generous giving and its consistent practice. Here’s how to help close the gap and […]
How To Follow Godly Leaders
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-172 (Sermon) HOW TO FOLLOW GODLY LEADERS Heb 13:7, 17-18 by Don McLellan It is my privilege to share some thoughts on pastoral leadership, as we wait on God concerning the appointment of a new pastor to our church. I spent 23 years in pastoral ministry before taking up my present ministry […]
Pastors And The Future Of Christianity
Melissa Baker asks why pastors may be in danger of losing the plot, and suggests what to do about it. Do Christians struggle to evangelise? Do we make the most of our opportunities? Have you ever wondered where terms such as politeness, manners, and respect have gone? Where has the society gone in which people […]
Tithes And Money
(My friend Mark makes the point that biblical tithes are _eaten_….) A response of mine on a newsgroup: Some more detail to factor into this discussion: 1. The first mention of a tithe (Gen. 14:17-20) has Abram giving a tithe of the spoils of war – presumably, not all edible. 2. If the distance to […]
Contextualisation And Modern Churches
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-174 (Leadership Issues) A Pastors/Leaders Survival Guide [12] 7-3 RELEVANCE/CONTEXTUALISATION By Rowland Croucher —- Continuing our series on Pastors’/Leaders’ ministry-survival. The full text of these chapters can be found on the John Mark Ministries’ Website – http://jmm.org.au/articles/8658.htm to http://jmm.org.au/articles/8667.htm In this series of leadership studies, I am looking at the factors associated […]
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