From Ed Stetzer’s blog: Today’s guest blogger is Chuck Warnock. Chuck pastors Chatham Baptist Church in Chatham, Virginia, a small congregation that averages about 80 in worship. Chuck is a contributing editor and columnist for Outreach magazine, and blogs at Confessions of a Small-Church Pastor. Leading Change in the Small Church “How can I get …
I would maintain that churches in my denomination don’t transition from one pastoral leader to another with consistent excellence and purpose. The overwhelming majority of our congregations do not have the resources to support two men in a transition, so congregations endure a time without a minister/teaching elder/pastor, which is called a vacancy. Even in …
I think this is generally and mostly true. There will always be exceptions, but I think the observation and advice here is true in the vast majority of situations. I would also observe that this sort of imbalance is usually present in more than one facet of life, as well. It won’t just be work, …
Yesterday I read an article by Carl Trueman entitled ‘Life Together… Or Maybe Not’, which was posted on the Reformation 21 website. It makes some useful and telling points about pastoral care and the relationship of lead pastors with the congregations they serve, but the framework of the article is based on an anecdote about …
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