I think this is generally and mostly true. There will always be exceptions, but I think the observation and advice here is true in the vast majority of situations. I would also observe that this sort of imbalance is usually present in more than one facet of life, as well. It won’t just be work, …
Yesterday I read an article by Carl Trueman entitled ‘Life Together… Or Maybe Not’, which was posted on the Reformation 21 website. It makes some useful and telling points about pastoral care and the relationship of lead pastors with the congregations they serve, but the framework of the article is based on an anecdote about …
Three posts from Ligon Duncan on the The First Presbyterian Church of Jackson website/blog. Reproduced from 2002, the content is sound and timely. Here are Duncan’s six head-points: (1) we need elders who want the work, not just the status of an elder; (2) we need elders who are godly men – because character, godliness, …
Dan Phillips writes about church membership covenants at Pyromaniacs. As he considers the contrast between what could be termed low expectation and high expectation covenants he also notes a missing aspect of the whole issue: what the church leaders should be covenanting with the membership. He asks: Where is the elder-board’s (or whoever’s) list of …
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