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Tag: Ministry
Edgar Bazan ~ Fishing through the Disappointment of Empty Nets
You and I have fished in those same waters, haven’t we? When we put everything into a marriage to make it wonderful, but in the end, our net came back empty. When we invested blood, sweat, and time into a job, but the company downsized and our net came back empty. Our moment of “fishing” happens when we are trying our best to make a living, raise a family, and do good. But just like the disciples, our nets come back empty.
Priscilla Hammond ~ When Change Is Uninvited: Leading through Uncertainty
Chaotic change is an uninvited guest. Like an unplanned extra person at an already too-small table, everything seems forced. Decisions have to be made before their time. People have to make room, take on new roles, or change habits even while leading.
Priscilla Hammond ~ What Change Models Look like in Your Congregation
If you have been a leader for very long, you have heard the question, "Why do we need to change?” In 1967, British Prime…
James Petticrew ~ Squeezing Jesus Out of the Church
“When Christ is squeezed from the Body of Christ by our own priorities and agenda as a congregation or through our busyness as leaders or disciples, what is left is little more than a corpse masquerading as a church.”
James Petticrew ~ Sanctifying Ambition: Leadership and the Pitfalls of Platform
“More than just building a tower, the people of Babel wanted to build a reputation for themselves. They wanted others to recognize their intelligence and skill and to admire them. Abraham, on the other hand, didn’t seem that interested in making a name for himself. He was happy to follow God, to obey God’s calling, and to entrust his reputation to God. God took care of Abraham’s reputation and made his name great.”
James Petticrew ~ Our Greatest Leadership Challenge of the New Year
I have often thought when hearing of another nose-dive from ministry, “not him?” but underlying that has been a naive attitude that has assumed that it won’t ever be me.
Kimberly Reisman ~ Brick by Brick: The Ministry Long Haul
The Apostle Paul wrote to the Galatians, “So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.”
Elizabeth Moyer ~ The Unity of the Faith: Gifts of Congregational Authenticity
If I agree that the gifts described in Ephesians 4:11 emphasize living outside of the church's internal life, I must accept responsibility for my gifting. What…
Mindy Mayes ~ Clergy Health: My Testimony of Transformation
As clergy, we preach, we teach, we pray, we visit the sick, and we know the word, but how does this apply to ourselves?