Like we see in the story of Moses and Joshua, leadership has the potential to either lead a generation into the promise or keep them out of it, especially when considering christine caine's approach to engaging the past.
You didnt go into ministry to be ineffective or to make only a small impact. Its just that sometimes we have a funny idea of what constitutes effective church leadership, leading to common mistakes when assessing your church's size.
Good leadership is about asking the right questions.
What is repentance? Repentance is about faith. Thats important to note because rarely, if ever, do we feel like repenting. We dont; we feel like sinning.
The blood of Jesus does not give you amnesia. It gives you a life beyond your past, but it doesnt get rid of your past. Christine Caine encourages moving forward.
While almost a third of this younger generation does not claim a particular religion (the “nones”), they attend religious services at a slightly higher rate than their Millennial and Gen X parents.
The worst part of pastoring isn't the hospitals, funerals, or administration, but rather the unseen hardships of being a pastor. Its not about attacks from the outside world or harassment from those picketing the church because the preacher is taking a stand on some issue from the pulpit. Its none of these things.
Good things happen when we get a grasp of the gospel, that the crucified Christ is also the risen Lord. In our newfound reason to unite, the instinct to separate falls away, social media is transformed from platforms that are destructive into opportunities for gospel witness, and we begin to love people well enough to tell them the good news of Jesus, even as our own fears are cast out (1 John 4:18).
"Scanning what other churches are doing can be helpful, but it can also derail you from your calling."
