Personal ministry with Christ is our essential source for ministry. Closeness to Christ creates strong character and takes us to the center of God’s redemptive activity among His people. Ability to preach, knowledge of the Bible and theology, and even ministerial experience are not sufficient. A call to ministry can accomplish incredible achievement beyond our … [Read more…]
Our limits may well be the last place we look for God.We want to conquer limits, plan around limits, deny limits, fight limits, and break through limits. In standard leadership practice,we might even consider it a mark of courage or stepping out in faith to rebel against limits. But when we fail to look for … [Read more…]
The love connection dimension of the Pastoral call needs significantly more attention and visibility than it now has in most places. The Pastoral Ministry is love at work: the love God shows to the Pastor by trusting him; the love the Pastor shows for God by serving Him; the love that God and the Pastor … [Read more…]
THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION FOR LEADERS IS, “How can I move people to do what needs to be done?”For some people, exerting influence seems to come naturally. We all know people like that. When they enter a room, they immediately become the focal point. Others defer to them automatically as though instinctively bestowing leadership status upon … [Read more…]
History, heritage and tradition are important foundations of contemporary Christianity. But nostalgia about the good old days can be lethal if we allow it to keep us from a wholehearted commitment to effectively serve this present age. Some of the most productive expressions of ministry in the Church’s long pilgrimage of faith should be happening … [Read more…]