The trend in Australian Presbyterianism seems to be toward longer tenures for pastors serving parishes. Thom Rainer offers some observations about the US situation. Weird that over ten years seems to be ‘off the chart’ in terms of his evaluations. Rainer asks for feedback which is forthcoming in the comments section of this post at …

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Very wise advice from Ed Welch at CCEL that begins by not directly answering a heartfelt question: “Do people who commit suicide go to heaven?” There are only two correct responses to this question. – “Why do you ask?” and – “It sounds like things are really hard for you. Please tell me what’s happening.” …

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I found these thoughts by Dan Rockwell at Leadership Freak helpful: Many leaders and managers have a compelling; even perverse interest is fixing things. Average managers solve problems and get results. Great managers build people. A recent conversation with a new manager reminded me that it’s all about people. If you build them, they will fix …

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