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Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Code Of Ethics

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ May 20, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s a friend’s abbreviated version of a Code of Ethics I produced recently. Shalom! Rowland Croucher ~~~ Professionalism, Competence and Integrity: high standards for a high calling A ‘profession’ is a group of people engaged in an occupation or calling whose competency depends upon specialised knowledge. A pastor’s ‘specialised knowledge’ is theology – knowledge of/about […]

Conducting A Spiritual Audit

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ May 4, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Hello, Friend It’s audit season. We mail off the tax returns and soon the replies come: refunds for some, audit notices for others. For Fred Smith, it’s always audit season–spiritual audit season. This week, he offers questions for leaders to consider and see how we measure up. New at LeadershipJournal.net Why it’s time to rewrite […]

The Curse Of Tradition

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ May 4, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

eni-summary list Ecumenical News International News Highlights 30 April 2003 Orthodox feud simmers over Holy Fire ceremony despite temporary accord Jerusalem (ENI). Relations between the Greek and Armenian Orthodox churches in Jerusalem have suffered a blow following strong disagreements over a major Orthodox Easter ceremony held last weekend at one of Christianity’s holiest sites. Thousands […]

Youth Ministry

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ May 1, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-081 (Leadership Issues) WHAT TO DO ABOUT YOUTH MINISTRY WHEN YOU HAVE ONLY A FEW ‘YOUTH’ by Rowland Croucher Jonathan Gosden wrote: If you did want to pursue something specifically youth, I would consider a ministry based around individual mentoring relationships rather than trying to get the kids to commit to regular […]

100 Excellent Books

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ April 27, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

++++++++++++++++++++++ 100 Excellent Books a Literate Australian Christian Could Possibly Read (If They Had Nothing Better To Do): By Rod Benson (send your comments and suggestions to ). I excluded “classical literature” (i.e. the really old stuff like Homer and Plato) and limited my nominations to one book per author (which meant, for example, cutting […]

Elitism And High Culture

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ April 27, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s one for you aesthetic scoundrels out there: Even in church, where one might think that all parties would agree that we owe God our best, there can be a belligerent emphasis on the faux-egalitarian. Doggerel-ridden ditties with tunes reminiscent of TV-show themes, their theology borrowed from the world of pop psychology, are to be […]

Scripture Reading That Engages The Listener

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ April 21, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Putting passion into the pages of scripture An interview with Reg Grant Preaching Today: Reg, how did you become interested in making the most of your Scripture reading while preaching? Reg: My father was a devout Christian, and he loved reading to me not only from the Bible but from everything else he considered good […]

Teach Me How To Preach

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ April 21, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Legend tells of a zealous young man who went to St. Francis of Assisi and implored the saint to teach him how to preach. Gladly, said Francis. Come with me. All afternoon the young man followed Francis about, waiting eagerly for his lesson. They paused beneath a tree, and Francis stooped to return a young […]

Leadership Steps

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ April 14, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

14 April 2003 Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus! I want to tell you about an important step forward for the ministry of Pacific Partners. It comes as an answer to our prayer over many years. ______________ I recently heard that there are THREE STEPS OF MATURITY in any Christian cross-cultural ministry. The FIRST […]

Postmodernism And Ministry