Somewhere along the way, someone designated the second Sunday of October as “Clergy Appreciation Day.” Eventually, it became known as “Pastor Appreciation Day.” Now, in some places you’ll read about all of October being observed as “Pastor Appreciation Month.” I don’t know who started the nonofficial holiday, celebration, or whatever it is. But I’m going […]
The work of the minister, pastor, elder, and/or church leader is to equip the church as a whole and believers individually for God’s work in the world. But how do the equippers get equipped? On
No. We do not like the sound of the word or the meaning it carries. It is a denial of desire, will, or entrance to something we want. The answer “no” disrupts a predetermined course.
Leadership involves not just knowledge and understanding. Leadership is about movement, and specifically the movement of people. In looking into the literature about leadership, both the teaching of the principle in theory and the demonstration
As church leaders, we must be concerned with the immediate community where we lead. However, we are called to make disciples of all nations. Our ministry is to work in such a way that we
In our hectic world of go, Go, GO!… It seems difficult to simply find time to sit down and think. In my own life, I feel the pressure of being a pastor, being a good
