Younger generations of families have no shortage of willing volunteers prepared to tell them which senior members of the family they most resemble. As Paul encourages Titus in his task of appointing leaders to local churches, the apostle reveals the essential image of a local church as he describes the character of their elders. The …
Chuck Lawless expands on these personal observations about leaders who last at Thom Rainer’s blog. They ring true to my experience. (Number 4 notwithstanding.) Unsurprisingly, they are also qualities which benefit anyone who cultivates them as part of their lives. In addition to Lawless’ explanations of these points in the original post there are some …
When we’re introducing change at mgpc here’s some of the processes we go through. 1. Our culture as a church affirms that since we are a community with a mission change will be ongoing, necessary and inevitable. The authority of the Bible and the centrality of the Gospel remain fixed and central; everything we do …
Ron Edmondson writes about seven important factors that should be recognised before change is implemented. These resonate with my personal experience. Here are the headlines and introductory comments. More detail at Edmondson’s post. Here are 7 steps before implementing major change: Establish trust authority – Leaders shouldn’t attempt to implement change until they have enough …
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