What grows a church, reaches cities, makes disciples, and fulfills the Great Commission? Good leadership or the blessing and favor of God?Honestly… both.
Unfortunately, this is a subject that causes a certain amount of regret on my part, as I’m certainly guilty of many of these from time to time. There are statistics out there about the rate of pastors and church leaders who fall out of ministry due to immorality or discouragement. I’m not talking about those mistakes, per se. Rather, what are some of the more root mistakes that lead to pastors and church leaders getting frustrated, fruitless, discouraged, or even disqualified? You may not find this list mentioned by any leadership stats. But the things that make a lot of preachers become a statistic often begin with some of these. And even if you don’t work for a church, these are probably common traps we all have tendencies to step into. Continue reading “Preacher Mistakes”
This is a debate that, quite honestly, I’m sort of sick of listening to. If you’re in ministry, you know where I’m going with this. It’s the popular notion that somehow evangelism and discipleship are competing dynamics within the church, and that as leaders, we must somehow choose a side and base our entire philosophy of ministry around that paradigm. Continue reading “Evangelism vs. Discipleship”
The phrase no pain, no gain has been a mantra for athletes and fitness junkies for years. And what they understand about physical pain needs to be broadened to a much more general use in all of our lives. Pain hurts. That's the whole problem. No one enjoys it, and if someone does, we rightfully
The Premium of Pain