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 …
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 …
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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