Leadership

Book Review: Next, by William Vanderbloemen and Warren Bird

Review by Jason Meyer | 11.14.2014

This book brought me great pain in terms of the way the authors measure success in pastoral succession.

Book Review: Shrink, by Tim Suttle

Review by Shawn Merithew | 10.20.2014

This book has value insofar as it raises critical questions about churches’ love of pragmatism. But that’s about it.

When should you not submit to church leaders?

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When should you not submit to church leaders?

Book Review: Finding a Vision for Your Church, by Michael A. Milton

Review by Ben Wright | 09.15.2014

This is no nifty how-to book; it is a why-to and what-to book.

What Does “First Among Equals” Mean on an Elder Board

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.28.2014

The answer to this question depends on combining both the revealed wisdom that God gives to all of us in his Word and the situation-specific wisdom that he must give individually.

What a New Pastor Doesn’t Know

By Matthew Hoskinson | 08.28.2014

If you’re getting ready to enter a pastorate, you might have your list of changes ready. Can I encourage you to tuck that list away for a while?

Imagination, Church Reform, and the Art of the Impossible

By Bobby Jamieson | 08.28.2014

Imagination draws the line between what one can and can’t conceive. So we could say that an increasingly biblical imagination involves faith expanding your view of the possible.

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Stretching the Pastor’s Imagination

By Bobby Jamieson | 08.28.2014

Here are a few suggestions for stretching and strengthening pastors’ imaginations.

Reframing “Calling”: Words to Churches and Aspiring Pastors

By Bobby Jamieson | 08.27.2014

Raising up pastors is the church’s work—the whole church.

Questions for a Potential Pastor’s Wife

By Bob Johnson | 08.22.2014

There is no office of “pastor’s wife” in the Bible. But practically, being married to a pastor is a tough role. Does your wife have what it takes?

Shepherding a Church through the Loss of a Shepherd

By Bob Johnson | 08.22.2014

He was a pastor who needed a pastor, a brother who needed a brother.

Leading the Church While Leading your Family

By Bob Johnson | 08.22.2014

Can we really be effective pastors and good husbands and dads? Do we really have to choose between the church and our family?

Should Elders Ever Walk Away?

By J. Rinne, J. Leeman, M. McKinley | 08.22.2014

In a pastoral counseling or shepherding situation, when do you say, “I have nothing else to give,” and move on?

“Is There a Holy Spirit?”

By Bobby Jamieson | 08.22.2014

You could put it like this: if there were no Holy Spirit, would your ministry work just as well?

The Post-Program Church

By Bobby Jamieson | 08.22.2014

Once you have that booming program, you have to keep it going. After all, what does it say about your church if the evangelism program folds?

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