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# Saturday Links
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2016430saturday-links/
- Published: 2016-04-30T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:24:51.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Links, #DashHouseCom, #wp

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Links for your weekend reading:

[Thoughts on the Rise and Fall of Pastors](http://scottsauls.com/2016/04/25/pastors/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Pastors are prime candidates for relational isolation, emotional turmoil, and moral collapse.

[Self-Promoting Wolves or Selfless Shepherds?](http://headhearthand.org/blog/2016/04/29/shepherds-or-wolves/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> I started thinking more about the leaders who have made the greatest impression upon me throughout my life. I came up with four characteristics that were universal.

[Church Planters and the Cost of Starting a Church](https://barna.org/research/leaders-pastors/research-release/church-planters-and-the-cost-of-starting-a-church?ref=dashhouse.com)

> In releasing these findings, our hope is to liberate planters to have open and honest conversations about their financial reality — and that those conversations will lead to innovative ideas that advance the church planting movement into a season of unparalleled health and growth.

[5 Future Trends of Church Planting](http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2016/april/future-trends-of-church-planting.html?ref=dashhouse.com)

1. Becoming more technical and strategic.
2. Becoming more urban.
3. Becoming more modular.
4. Becoming more bi-vocational.
5. Becoming more diverse.

[3 Reasons You Should See Going to Church As a Privilege, Not a Chore](https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/trevinwax/2016/04/27/3-reasons-going-to-church-is-a-privilege-not-a-chore/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Here are three ways we should see gathering with God’s people as privilege.

[Themelios 41.1](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/themelios-41.1?ref=dashhouse.com)

> The Gospel Coalition just released the April 2016 issue of Themelios, which has 208 pages of editorials, articles, and book reviews.

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