I’m trying to work through the notions of leadership, governance, and management in the context of pastoral ministry with a team. This quote from Tod Bolsinger expresses something of the problem, the need for change that I’m experiencing. For most leaders I know and especially for pastors, all of this discussion of the different relationships …
The nature of the pastoral role is defined by the Bible. The cultural context in which the pastoral role is expressed is changing. Rapidly. Canoeing The Mountains by Tod Bolsinger is a book that addresses the challenge of change. It even has a study guide. It must be practical.
Chad Bird contends that God does not reveal himself on the mountaintops of life as consistently as he is found in the valleys. He makes reference to what he describes as “one of the most in-American verses in the Bible,” truthfully one of the most counter-cultural verses of our age. If I could rewind my …
The Fountain Of Public Prosperity by Stuart Piggin and Robert Lindner is a scholarly history of evangelical Christians in Australian history in the period from 1740 to 1914. (A second proposed volume will cover the period from 1914 to 2014). Not only do the authors seek to demonstrate the ways in which evangelicals have shaped, …
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