Leadership
Macro Faith – At A Store Near You!
by Revd John Simpson, (General Superintendent, Baptist Union of Victoria, Australia) If only Paul had known about Macro Faith! It could have transformed his ministry. MF (especially designed for caring pastors with moderate computer skills) is a windows wonder. At long last the intricacies of pastoral leadership have been simplified to maximise your day. User […]
Our Work Pleases God
By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground… you are dust, and to dust you shall return. Genesis 3:19. We were created to find fulfilment in our working. The Fall spoiled all that and put a negative connotation on the word ‘work’. Paul criticised idleness and exhorted […]
When A New Ministry Commences!
by Revd John Simpson, (General Superintendent, Baptist Union of Victoria, Australia) There are few challenges greater than commencing a new ministry with a new congregation. Such a step is the culmination of much prayer, thought, conversation and heartburn (probably as much for the church as yourself on all counts). It is helpful to keep some […]
“Night With Pastor”
An Orientation Program For Beginning A New Pastorate By Rev. Wayne Dobratz, Pastor Trinity Lutheran Church, Hampton, Iowa The moving van has been unloaded, you are once again able to find the books you need, and you’re in the middle of grieving over the friends and the ministry you’ve left behind. Now what? You ask […]
Church Growth And Pastoral Stress
The major thesis of this chapter is that some outcomes of ‘church growth’ thinking and practice can be destructive rather than redemptive for pastors and their churches. A couple of years ago I lunched with a leader of one of America’s best-known evangelical denominations. He told me ‘Most of the clergy leaving our ministry say […]
Anglicans In Decline
Synod confronts new challenges [News release 18/2/1998] By CHRIS McGILLION, Adelaide The Anglican Church is in decline, with four in 10 parishioners older than 60 and its services failing to attract young adults, the General Synod was told yesterday. Anglican bishops and priests feel ill-equipped to deal with challenges facing their church, nearly half report […]
Link/Resources Especially For Smaller Churches
Ministry Health: Link/Resources Especially For Smaller Churches (100 or less in attendance) Dear MH Subscribers, As the ministry of the Ministry Health expands, it is gratifying to see the diversity of ministries represented by the subscribers. Rev. Ron Waters of Ashland Theological Seminary of Ashland, Ohio (USA), a seminary of the United Brethren, has a […]
Mentoring
Many of us are focusing on the strategic issue of mentoring these days (post-Industrial cultures, absence of extended families, modern anomie etc…) Our daughter Lindy is about to go to the U.S. as part of a church-planting team (for a ‘Gen X’ church) and she and we have been doing a lot of reading/reflecting in […]
Preachers Are Important!
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 576 In Praise of Preachers This was in a lectionary discussion group I participate in. Thought some of you might enjoy it. LJ Stevens _____________________ PREACHERS GIVE US STORIES ABOUT LIFE by Clark Morphew (Knight Ridder Newspapers) I remember a preacher who gave me so many thoughts that I would not be […]
Snippets For Leaders
Ministry Health: Support For Pastors Snippets For Leaders Thomas F. Fischer, M.Div., M.S.A. Number 124 “I am convinced that if the rate of change inside an organization is less than the rate of change outside, the end is in sight.” John Welch, CEO of General Electric “The achievement of excellence can occur only if the […]
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