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7 Lessons from 17 Years in Ministry
Seventeen years. That is how long I’ve served in vocational church ministry. That number caught me a bit by surprise this week. I really don’t feel like I’m old enough to have been doing this for so long, but the calendar doesn’t lie. Here are a few lessons I’ve learned that make my ministry stronger …
Cultivating Critical Thinking
We are saturated with a lack of critical thinking in our culture. The lack of critical thinking and engagement leads people to rush to conclusions, avoid real conversation, and to demonize those with whom they disagreee. Lack of critical thinking also leads to a lack of discernment. For most people critical thinking is not a …
Making Time For Ministry
In January I’m beginning a sermon series on the book of Mark, so I have been spending a ton of time reading through the second gospel in recent weeks. One word out of Mark’s gospel continues to jump off the page: immediately. In the ESV the word immediately occurs 36 times in 35 verses. I read …
Book Review: Designed to Lead
Not all pastors are born leaders. Many churches do not develop leaders. Most churches haven’t even thought about leadership development. Eric Geiger and Kevin Peck know these truths and have written Designed to Lead to address those issues. Churches need to be developing leaders and pastors need to be always growing in their leadership ability. …
