Leadership
Pastoral Care In Situations Of Grief
(by Kim Thoday) Pastoral care in situations of grief (by Kim Thoday) As a Christian minister, I have found that some of the most significant turning points in people’s lives are during and after significant loss and grief. These are critical stages in the development of persons whether Christian or not. Consequently, as pastoral carers […]
Loud Church Music – A Medical Comment
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-022 (Leadership Issues) LOUD CHURCH MUSIC – A MEDICAL COMMENT by Dr Lachlan Dunjey I write as a church musician of 40+ years, as a doctor, and as a church elder. Unfortunately two of these qualifications will tend to invalidate my comments to those who will say I am biased because of […]
The Value Of Experience
“Sir, What is the secret of your success?” a reporter asked a bank president. “Two words.” “And, sir, what are they?” “Right decisions.” “And how do you make right decisions?” “One word.” “And, sir, what is that?” “Experience.” “And how do you get experience?” “Two words.” “And, sir, what are they?” “Wrong decisions.” There’s a […]
Christians Urged To Take Ministry Out Of Church Buildings
Christians urged to take ministry out of church buildings and into the streets 29 Jan 2003 BELTON, Texas — Christians must take their ministry outside the church buildings and into the streets to reach more people for Christ, according to leadership consultant Reggie McNeal. “In North America, we have shrink-wrapped the energy of the gospel […]
Preaching (Paul Borden)
What happens in the pulpit when a chaplain becomes a leader? An interview with Paul Borden. Preaching Today Sermons: What are the unique preaching challenges of strong, visionary leaders? Paul Borden: The primary challenges relate to the pastor’s role. Seminaries have historically trained pastors to function as chaplains, responsible for preaching, counseling, and pastoral care. […]
Power (And Church Government)
One netfriend wrote: Boy am I glad we don’t have bishops (or rectors) in the UCA!! Too much power in one imperfect, fragile pair of hands…. Another responded: Don’t get too excited about conciliar forms of church government. Ever tried holding people accountable when a group of people makes a decision? I’ve always enjoyed that […]
New Year Presents Church With Challenges And Change, Experts Say
by Julie Roberts, 04 Jan 2003 Americans didn’t lose their religion in 2002, despite one of the Church’s worst years for publicity. In fact, the Pew Global Attitudes Project, released in late December 2002, showed that six in 10 Americans said religion plays a “very important” role in their lives. What people say and actually […]
Preaching The Way People Listen
An Interview with Robert Jacks Preaching Today: In your book Just Say the Word, you deal with the problem of speaking in a way that sounds written. What does that sound like? What are some of the characteristics of that? Jacks: It’s the way we’ve been instructed to communicate in print from grade school on: […]
No Complaint
A pastor had on his desk a notebook labeled, “Complaints of members against members”. When one of his people called to tell him the faults of another, he would say, “Well, here ¹s my Complaint Book, I’ll write down what you say, and you can sign it. Then, when I have to take the matter up […]
Coping With Uniqueness
L E A D E R S H I P W E E K L Y Your Practical, Digital Guide to Christian Leadership From Leadership journal and ChristianityToday.com —————————————————————– Web site: http://LeadershipJournal.net/ AOL Keyword: Leadership Journal Thursday, January 16, 2003 WHAT WE HAVE UNCOMMON It’s our differences that make our churches useful in the Kingdom. […]
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