From H.B. Charles Jr: Brothers, churches are not stepping-stones. It is wrong to pastor a church looking out the window for a bigger or better opportunity to come a long. The souls over which the Lord has made you an overseer deserve your best. For that matter, the Lord demands your best. Be faithful right …
People who know me know I’m not really an administration or organisation person. (To put it mildly, cue unrestrained laughter from my kids and mildly frustrated laughter from my wife.) In my dream world someone would tell me where I need to be next, or what work I needed to have finished by when and …
Originally posted on Presbyterian Blues:
Greek Fables (close enough) An advantage of being in the same church for a long time is that you have an opportunity to see things play out. You can observe parenting and then watch the “parented” children grow up. You can see folks go from young parents to empty nesters. …
Growing pains. I see many churches that are bemused by the fact that they’re pretty much dead, and generally all of them see no relationship between their conscious refusal to grow and their current situation. It’s a complete mystery to them how they’ve ended up this way. Usually you’re where you are because that’s the …
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