The Most Potent Tool In Your Preaching Arsenal: Prayer Alex McFarland www.AlexMcfarland.com The pastorate (or any form of Christian work) comes with a level of busy-ness that can cause even the most dedicated leader to neglect time in prayer. But prayer is absolutely essential to effective ministry, especially as it relates to preaching. Charles Spurgeon’s […]
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Is There Such a Thing as a Complegalitarian? Mark L. Strauss Bethel Seminary, San Diego One of the most divisive issues in the evangelical church over the past few decades has been the discussion surrounding the role of women and men in the church and the home. This debate pits “complementarians,†who believe that men […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox Why pastors need to embrace technology by Manda Gibson Brad Powell – senior pastor of NorthRidge Church in Plymouth, Mich. – says that ministers must be driven by two things: revelation and relevance. And he says few churches get both right. Revelation has to do with God’s truth, and he says that […]