John Currie: Leadership Flows From Preaching
The fundamental commitment for a pastor is to be an expositor of the Word of God. Their job is not to put their own agenda into the Word.
The fundamental commitment for a pastor is to be an expositor of the Word of God. Their job is not to put their own agenda into the Word.
Never do anything alone, and always have an apprentice. If you are leading a group, team, site, church or network, you always have an apprentice to maximize leadership.
We no longer live by faith. That’s because faith is forward-looking – “the reality of what is hoped for” (Heb. 11:1, HCSB) – but leaders who only blame others cannot see beyond the immediate issues. Hope disappears.
We older people are typically more faithful attenders, more faithful givers, and often have a bit of wisdom that comes with the ages of church members.
What’s often missing from sermons today?
The world is rapidly changing all around us. Focusing on understanding your audience helps us engage the present generation.
God fully knew the pandemic was happening when he led us to plan to launch new congregations.
The real point of how many guests we all have at Easter isn’t about the size of our churches, its about the potential strength of the Body of Christ. Focusing after Easter matters for sustaining momentum.
I suspect more of us need to prepare for these kinds of conversations if we want to reach others. Don’t wait until next Easter to do this kind of study.
Learning from the past and seeing what God is doing in the present can point us to a different kind of future, and New Churches for a New Era offers a path for doing just that.