Leadership Resources
Leadership
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Hitting the Wall: One Pastor's Journey With Depression and His Road To Recovery
The pastor stopped in the middle of what he was saying, paused, briefly stared at the floor, then looked at me and said, “Actually, I guess the truth about me is this: most days I feel I am hanging by a thread.”
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The Ethics Of Pastoral Practice
Ministerial ethics is not an oxymoron. Notwithstanding ethical failures among ministers, ethics and ministry should be synonymous; in fact, they must be.
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Learning To Be Content
Contentment is not a gift to be received but rather a lesson to be learned. Paul makes this clear in Philippians 4:11 where he says, “In whatsoever state I am in I have learned to be content.” Notice, he did not say, “In whatsoever state I am in, God gives me contentment.” Contentment is a spiritual discipline to be learned. It is a product of resolving the struggles between what we want to have and what we know God wants for us.
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Pastors Who Lead The Way
The good news is that while we may never achieve excellence in administration, we can learn to lead the way.
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What Are they really saying?
When a member of your congregation approaches you with a suggestion or question, do you know what he is really saying?
Articles & Resources for Church Workers
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Starting a Greeter Program
Four years ago I accepted the challenge of evangelism chairperson for our church. One of the first programs the pastor and I developed was the Sunday morning greeter program. -
Motivating the Right Person into the Right Ministry
One of the greatest challenges for most leaders is selecting and motivating the right people into the right ministry positions in hopes of minimizing turnover and frustration. Even in the smaller church with limited personnel, it is important to coordinate people and ministry as much as possible. -
“I TRIED, BUT NO ONE EVER CALLED ME”
“I tried, but no one ever called me” are painful words for a leader who has much work to do and not enough people willing to do it. These words are painful for the person who wanted to contribute, but was never called. These are also painful words for a person who is committed to helping people connect and contribute in meaningful ways within the church.
