The Longing Behind Pastoral Envy
Sin often takes something good and turns it into an idol, or it takes our desire for what is good and twists it. Yet underneath the sin is a legitimate longing. We try
Church
Evaluating Ministry
Last night I read a section from D.A. Carson’s book The Cross and Christian Ministry:
It is possible to “build the church” with such shoddy materials that at the last day
Strategic Planning: Of Limited Value
Last week I attended a session that described an assessment process for churches. Consultants go in and diagnose a church, and then provide some affirmations and prescriptions for further action.
I never know
Dwell Conference Audio
Just noticed that the audio from the April 29-30 NYC Dwell Conference is now available for free download. The sessions by Keller are especially worth listening to, but you knew that I would
Swinging the pendulum away from vision
“Leadership as ‘vision’ has become another way of talking about exercising dominance and pushing other people around with your ideas…Vision has become a way of declaring dominance, of achieving alpha status and