The Case for Trained Security at Church
The truth is that highly trained security at church professionals can be invisible to the congregation if that makes you more comfortable.
The truth is that highly trained security at church professionals can be invisible to the congregation if that makes you more comfortable.
Frankly, I hate the term boss. Whenever someone refers to me as their boss I almost feel like I’m doing something wrong as a leader.
You can’t build community by way of programming, but you can use a program to create a pathway through which small groups can happen.
Apologetics is just knocking down some of the barriers to asking hard questions. It’s the relationship that God uses to bring people to faith.
Successful leaders acknowledge fear and insecurity but work hard to rise above them. Relationally Based Leadership, in time, both can be greatly minimized.
We have so far to go to become Christlike, spiritual, scriptural, and mature.
I want church leaders to think about times when church really is fun in church.
The ways we tend to pass the blame reveal common excuses for not leading and how to own the problem.
We sometimes envy those who have come late to the Kingdom and are reading God’s word for the first time. They are enchanted by its stories, excited by its champions, enthralled by its riches, thrilled by its insights, and elated by its promises. Amazed by Jesus' Teaching reminds us that new insight can come with fresh eyes.
The authentic gospel message will never change. But the methods and approaches have to if you’re going to connect with post-modern, post-Christian people.