While much power comes from formal positions with legitimate authority, a different kind of power is found in leadership roles with informal authority, particularly within church settings.
Silence and solitude can free us from the tyranny we can hold over others with our words. When we are silent and yield to the advice in James, it becomes more difficult for a pastor to manipulate and control the people and circumstances around us.
Our church was in need of a timely course correction, which we got when God refocused us on evangelism in two amazing ways.
Though we might still have questions about the days in which we live, of these things there is no doubt. The cross brings clarity and helps make them clear if we will survey it, again and again.
Flattery is like perfume, were told. It smells good but will make you sick if you swallow it. Ive known too many preachers who swallow all the flattery they can find, then look around for more. Not wise. This article explores the pastor what not to love pitfalls.
Nearly one in three high school girls have considered suicide, reflecting a 60% rise in the past decade. Nearly 15% have been forced to have sex. About six in 10 girls were so consistently sad or hopeless they stepped away from regular activities.
When considering resources for our church, we must include the contributions of women. In recent years the hashtag #ReadWomen has surfaced to draw attention to this need, highlighting the importance of works by authors like Natasha Sistrunk Robinson.
"There is no need to see accountability questions as burdensome if we understand that God’s grace is our foundation."
You are a whole person, and the path to your heart travels through your mind. Truth matters. To touch us at the heart leveland to keep touching us over days, months, years, and decadestruth must work its way into our minds, especially when confronting the universal problem of suffering.
