Willow Creek Association – WILLOW Magazine – 15 Innovations the Church Should Embrace Now! – Issue 3, 2007 15 Innovations the Church Should Embrace Now! 1 Chronicles 12 contains a listing of the 12 tribes that helped David establish his rule as King of Israel. All the tribes are described as warriors except for the […]
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Good Article — Those long in the pastorate and those little in the pastorate should appreciate its thrust. LeadershipJournal.net – So Many Christian Infants Leader’s Insight: So Many Christian InfantsWhy are we so good at leading people to faith and so bad at prodding them to maturity?by Gordon MacDonald, Leadership editor at large I have […]
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An Exercise for Preachers
An Exercise for Preachers | PreachingToday Blog | Discussing the Art & Craft of Biblical Preaching An Exercise for Preachers by Steve Mathewson Let me share a great exercise for preachers. I recently stumbled across it while preparing a five-year ministry plan for the church I serve. The exercise is to prepare a one-paragraph philosophy […]
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Mentor Series: The Burning Bush
Mentor Series: The Burning Bush Mentor Series: The Burning Bush by Scott Stanley Would you marry someone without knowing if it was God’s will for your lives? Few Christians would say “yes” to that question. But how do we know when marrying someone is God’s will? Could it be that our requests for “a burning […]
When Things Get Ugly – LeadershipJournal.net When Things Get UglyWhat’s a leader to do when followers are revolting?by Gordon MacDonald My first crack at shepherding a congregation came during seminary days when a group of twenty families, ranchers and farmers living on the Kansas-Colorado border, offered a parsonage and a small paycheck if I would […]