Thom Rainer identifies these as: “eight of the most common areas where ministers, particularly in America, are often unprepared for ministry.” I think it holds up for Australia as well. To these I’d add: Skill in developing constructive peer support relationships; and Strategies to cope with lack of expected fruitfulness for labour. Relational intelligence. I wish …
J.D. Greear posts about leading by influence, not by command. In it he makes helpful distinctions about the problems of non-delegation, or one person leading with a team of helpers, or micromanagers. Moving to what he terms catalytic leadership, he provides this definition: This person gives away opportunity, but still retains responsibility. This can be …
You might not think one full stop makes much difference, but if you were out walking on these trails you’d think it was pretty important. Small details matter. source
Peter Bolt from Moore College is the subject of this month’s interview at Preaching Matters. The subject is emotional preaching. In a helpful interview Bolt differentiates between emotionalism and emotional response, and identifying emotional cues in biblical texts instead of using illustrations to evoke emotional reactions. Helpful for preachers. If you’re not a preacher watch …
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