(I was going to link to a site which had the original video from which this is taken, but someone’s produced this animation.) ((Posting this under ‘black dog Mondays’ seems a little odd. I would be more appropriate if it was a dog, not a cat.))
(I was going to link to a site which had the original video from which this is taken, but someone’s produced this animation.) ((Posting this under ‘black dog Mondays’ seems a little odd. I would be more appropriate if it was a dog, not a cat.))
Larry Ball is a pastor from the US, and the following by him was posted at the Aquila Report. At the end of March next year I plan to retire after 40 years in the ministry and 30 years at my present church. I’m on the front end of the baby-boomer generation and I did …
J.D. Greear provides thirty-six ‘plumblines’, values he’s picked up over ten years of pastoring which he wishes he’d had from the beginning. Including the now ubiquitous nod to ‘the city’ there’s a lot of well phrased wisdom here. Yes, I know there are only thirty-five. Weird, huh? (I think 35 was meant to be 35 …
Thom Rainer takes a stab at identifying eight characteristics which can be observed among effective church leaders. These ring true, and all of these qualities can be consciously grown over time. I am a bit reluctant to articulate the characteristics of effective church leaders for fear that some may take the information and reduce it …
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