10 Leadership Lessons Learned From My Mentor– This is a good article from Chris Hefner. The great thing about the lessons he has learned from his mentor is that he has shared them with me. I have been mentored by Pastor Greg Mathis by proxy, and his leadership has benefited me greatly. One Space After …
Yesterday, we celebrated children’s day in our church. It’s an annual tradition, we celebrate the kids who are moving into the student ministry and we invite our children to participate in leading worship. They greeted us, led us in singing, prayed publicly, read scripture, collected the offering and even participated in the sermon. It was …
Several years ago, I was involved in an email discussion about sermon evaluations. A friend and fellow pastor was inquiring about how to do a more effective job at sermon evaluation in his context. Here’s how I responded, “I use a sermon outline with a central question (I creatively term it The Big Question or …
Earlier this week I took time to listen to a short video on sermon preparation featuring Bryan Chapell, Mike Bullmore, and Alistair Begg. The entire video is worth your time if you are a preacher or a teacher of the Bible. It was Alistair Begg’s summary of sermon preparation that jumped out at me. As …
The Noahic Covenant— Here’s a good devotion from Ligonier on the Noahic covenant. 8 Traits of Effective Church Leaders— Thom Rainer shares this list which includes: Fierce biblical faithfulness. Without exception, these pastors held to the total truthfulness of God’s Word. Not only did they believe the veracity of Scripture, they passionately lived out their …
I have good friends, the kinds of friends that will recommend good books and occasionally mail me a book without solicitation. This month represents the first time that a friend mailed me a book and assigned me homework. The enclosed note: “read this and write a review.” Well, I have completed the reading part and …
Dethroning Celebrity Pastors— Celebrity pastors are a reality in our world today. Joe Thorn warns us to be concerned for the celebrity pastor, especially the one that can emerge from our own hearts. The Spasmodic Hercules— Odd title, I know, but I was very thankful for this article from Tim Challies on getting things done. Over …
Recently, after my children had a disagreement and one apologized to the other, the response to the apology came as, “Don’t worry about it, its OK.” Angela quickly responded, “No, its not OK. We should forgive others, but forgiveness does not mean that its OK to do wrong things.” Yes, thats one reason why I …