What does Spiritual Influence promise? (Mel Lawrenz, Zondervan, 2012) Mel Lawrenz has written a book that seeks to nurture the spiritual character which expresses itself in vital leadership which nurtures character in others. Lawrenz explains “Our focus here is on the personal dynamics whereby we can be positive spiritual influences in the lives of others, …
Thoughtful set of values/guidelines/principles for those involved with leading singing in Christian churches from Simone Richardson. Here’s one: Our job is to facilitate the singing of the congregation. We lead the music in such a way so that the congregation sings heartily. The measure of our success as church musicians is not in how good we …
Brian Croft features this pearler about how to spend year one in a new parish (especially for first time pastors): “Preach the Word. Love the people. Don’t change anything.” You can read the rest here to find all the necessary qualifications. 2004 in Mount Gambier Presbyterian was pretty similar to 2003. My predecessor, Rod Waterhouse, …
These eight traits are negatives for anyone, but if they are in those leading the church they can also imprint themselves on the character of the body. Posted at Catablog, from Ron Edmondson Here are 8 dangerous leadership traits: Immoral character – If the leader’s character is flawed, the leadership will be flawed. A leader can …
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