Leadership
10 Ways Boards Move From Good To Great
a.. Great boards understand their role is different from the CEO/managers. a.. Two ladders, not one. a.. Board/CEO partner, not compete. 1.. Great boards adopt, own and measure success against a compelling mission/goals. a.. Focus on results: Which benefits? For whom? What cost/priority? a.. Monitor/measure/adjust 1.. Great boards hire the right chief executive for the […]
Pastors’ Stipends
From a netfriend (pastor): I was once told by a church member… “I pay your wages so I can tell you what to do.” I, gently, explained that I wasn’t salaried but on a stipend. I thanked her for her gifts that freed me from the need to work and said that I used that […]
Stress Management
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-150 (Leadership Issues) A Pastors/Leaders Survival Guide [10] 6. STRESS MANAGEMENT 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 In this series of leadership studies, I am looking at the factors associated with […]
Future Of The Uniting Church In Australia?
To The Editor, Dear Editor, THE SPIRIT IN THE SHAKING Never has the Uniting Church been so shaken. Many are reacting negatively to the decisions of the 10th Assembly on ‘Ministry and Membership in the Uniting Church’. Week by week, as urgent meetings are held across the Synods attempting to find the way ahead, our […]
I’m The Boss
A boss was complaining in his staff meeting that he wasn’t getting any respect. Later that morning he went to a local sign shop and bought a small sign that read, “I’m the Boss”. He then taped it to his office door. Later that day when he returned from lunch, he found that someone had […]
A Vision Of The Christian Church For Our Era
In the face of an increasingly nihilistic, relativistic world, I want to be part of that Church that carries out the anchor of Christ into the middle of the maelstrom. I want to be part of that Church that is expressing a Gospel oriented life-style that is the only hope for this world. I want […]
Code Of Ethics
1 I will love God with my body, mind and spirit. 2 I will seek to minister rather than be ministered unto, placing service above salary and personal recognition; and the unity and welfare Of the church above my own. 3 I will model my caring for others on a professional level with skill and […]
Elders And Deacons
LeavesFrom a Baptist pastor-friend It seems to me that the questions surrounding the role and function of deacons is much easier to observe in the NT than it is to translate into the contemporary scene. What are deacons meant to be about? Do we need them? What is the correlation between ‘deacon’ and diakonos, the […]
The Role Of Elders In A Baptist Church
From a Baptist pastor-friend Given the ecclesiological diversity of ourBaptist Church we have tried to clearly define the role of Elders in our Church Constitution. The Constitution says that the Church shall appoint Elders to fulfil the following functions: 1. Prayer for the Church, including Healing as per James 5; 2. Discernment regarding calling to […]
Copyright
From a netfriend, July 2003 Current copyright laws in most countries came into being in the 19th century when entire works were reproduced, thanks to improved printing techniques. One of the victims of mass reproduction was Encyclopaedia Britannica, whose 9th edition was reproduced in so many editions for the benefit of door-to-door salesmen! (They also […]
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