Beyond niceness
I read this passage in my daily readings this morning:
But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. Warn divisive people once,
pastoring
Pastoral expectations and pressure
I always hesitate to post on the negative aspects of pastoring because every calling has its pressures. I hate to make it sound like pastors have it harder than anyone else. Pastors have
Pastoring isn’t so tough
Yesterday I argued that pastoring might be harder than other forms of leadership. In a way I believe that, simply because the North American church is in such a mess overall and there
Leading with a Limp
One of the better leadership books I’ve read lately is Leading With a Limp by Dan Allender. Dan’s thesis is that God doesn’t use leaders who are strong and effective.
James Grier on preaching in a postmodern culture
Spent the day at Heritage Seminary yesterday listening to James Grier talk about “Preaching in a Postmodern Culture”. This is a subject that could go horribly wrong if it fell into the wrong