Moore College is an Anglican theological training facility in Sydney, NSW. It has a special place in the hearts and minds of Australian Presbyterians because a number of our pastors received the bulk of their theological education there, and also because their theology is very similar to our own. Mark Thompson, who blogs at Theological …

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Because as we age our perception of time passing speeds up, and because pastoral ministry is one of the ‘unfinishable’ vocations, each December brings for me a sense of ‘What. Already?’ mixed with ‘Oh, there was so much more to be done…’ that makes the weeks between the end of November and Christmas quite a …

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When the black dog starts barking on Mondays these are among the notes he strikes. Ron Edmondson warns against trying to eliminate risk from leadership as a primary motivation for the following reasons: Here’s what you have to accept: It will be expensive – You’ll have to eliminate every thing which could go wrong. That …

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The first and last of these have proved to be very helpful over the years. Not easy to do, but very helpful. The importance of a of a leadership team of complementary skills and not clones is helpful, too. There are lots of constructive suggestions in the comment thread of the original post, as well. …

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