Tod Bolsinger sums up the Church as a body that functions relationally and purposefully. Sometimes the relationships can subvert the purpose, sometimes the purpose can overwhelm the relationships. Pastors can focus on maintaining relationships at the cost of mission, or focus on outreach at the cost of caring for those who are already there. If …
Thom Rainer features a post dealing with one of the reservations Christians have about additional church services or congregational growth. It runs along the line of “We can’t add another service! We won’t know everyone.” or “We’re dividing the church?” One of the observations about that which Rainer offers is: There are often unarticulated and …
Stephen McAlpine seems to have observed some very similar situations in the church circles he moves in to some that I’ve seen in mine. (I think our circles are not that different) If you’ve been around for a long time nothing is really new, it’s just old things turning back up relabeled. When evangelical faith …
I’m trying to work through the notions of leadership, governance, and management in the context of pastoral ministry with a team. This quote from Tod Bolsinger expresses something of the problem, the need for change that I’m experiencing. For most leaders I know and especially for pastors, all of this discussion of the different relationships …
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