Church members don't generally want to have their church compared to a business, but sometimes they just can't help themselves and they fall into the metaphor themselves. The board meeting had a motion
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Church members don't generally want to have their church compared to a business, but sometimes they just can't help themselves and they fall into the metaphor themselves. The board meeting had a motion
[su_quote cite="2 Thessalonians 3:6, 15"]In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live
1 Thessalonians 1:6–8 You became imitators of us and of the Lord ... And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. The Lord's message rang out from
[su_quote cite="Acts 26:29"]Paul replied, "Short time or long, I pray to God that not only you, but all listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains."[/su_quote] Evangelistic fervor
Recently, I wrote a post about starting a turnaround effort in a small church that's been in decline for years (Ten Things to Do to Lead a Turnaround). I immediately got requests from
I teach the Pastoral Leadership Course at the Center for Ministry Training Program at Phillips Seminary. It's an eight-week online intensive on what it takes to be an effective leader in the church