There’s a whole lot of information & opinions out there about what pastors should make. Which means there’s a whole lot of bad information out there. So allow me to add to the noise here… For starters, paying the pastor is good. ”The Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by [...]
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There is a half-joke out there that the best definition for a leader is found in Webster’s dictionary. lead·er (noun \ˈlē-dər\): one who leads And it’s true: To appoint a leader, find the guy (or gal) who is influential and respected, and give him a leadership role. In other words, identify the leader, and just start [...]
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The call to missions begins with the cross. Because of Jesus’ love for me, I want to tell others, that they might share in it. So I went to Thailand (I just got back). While there, I came face to face with human trafficking. For four days I spent most of the day in poor [...]
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Have you ever had a glass of cheap wine? And I mean nasty stuff? How can that stuff even exist? ”Well, simple, there’s a market for it.” Very true: if you want to rid the world of cheap wine, you don’t go to Boones Farm and ask them to shut down their operation, because another will [...]
My friend Nate works for a church. Recently he went out to lunch with the lead pastor who asked him to verbalize his ideal job description. This exercise was intended to explore Nate’s passions (rather than his immediate role) with a view to putting him in a position he was made for (his sweet spot), [...]
Spiritual gifts make three major appearances in the NT (Rom 12, 1 Cor 12, Eph 4). If you’re reading this, you probably know what they are. Here’s 3 things that they aren’t:
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