by Bill Wilson | Aug 6, 2015 | Opinion
One of the most excruciating congregational projects I’ve ever experienced was a strategy planning process at a church where I served on staff early in my ministry. Over the course of 18 months, I watched as a star-studded leadership group slogged through an...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Aug 5, 2015 | Opinion
I learned a valuable lesson during my time in pastoral ministry. Soon after arriving at one of the congregations I served, I noted the use of Styrofoam plates at Wednesday night Bible study. I suggested to a key church leader that we should use the washable dinnerware...
by Joe LaGuardia | Aug 5, 2015 | Opinion
An advertisement from a church looking for a new pastor caught my attention. It read: “Wanted: Pastor for small church. Must excel in preaching, teaching, pastoral care, administration, leadership, vision setting, missions, ministry, church growth. Also, 10...
by Roger Olson | Aug 5, 2015 | Opinion
I visit a lot of churches, having attended (more than once or twice) numerous churches of many denominations. And I read about churches. “Church life” is one of my strongest interests. I served as consultant for two editions of Abingdon’s...
by Martin Accad | Aug 4, 2015 | Opinion
I collected recently my daughter’s U.S. passport that needed renewal, noting that it was accompanied by a leaflet that read, “With your U.S. passport, the world is yours!” Nothing shocking on first glance; just a sense of pride and patriotism that...
by Larry Eubanks | Aug 4, 2015 | Opinion
It’s maddening when a person answers a question with another question. A time or two is all right, but it’s frustrating when they do it all the time. Add this to the reasons that Jesus can be quite frustrating. In his book, “Jesus Is the...
