I’m reluctant to admit just how long it took before I was able to acknowledge that these “too basic to be helpful” lessons were making a noticeable difference in how I thought, acted and communicated in my friendships.
I’m worried about the language and concepts of the human resources world being applied to churches and pastors. I hear questions like: What do we do with underperforming pastors who are not growing the church? Are we reinforcing their sense of entitlement by accepting and rewarding underperformance?
Are you leading a service this Christmas, or know someone who is? These eight tips will help you do a great job.
It was the week following the videos coming out of the beheading of 21 Christians by ISIS, which made our discussion about Jesus saying to turn the other cheek pretty tough to wholeheartedly embrace. It’s a difficult demand, and you’ll find there’s plenty more in the New Testament about not taking up arms and solving problems with violence, but rather living as part of the kingdom that is not of this world.
Jesus tells us to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect. But when it comes to ministry, does this mean being a perfectionist? Paul Berzekian disagrees.
Sandy Grant's links on the start of the US election, growth groups, expository preaching, and attitudes towards finances.
Links on euthanasia, children's ministry, four kinds of Christmas, the Reformation, and complementarians against abuse, collected by Sandy Grant.
This week Sandy Grant shares good reads on religious freedom in Australia, why God is not a narcissist, the New Perspective, James, and his favourite recent GoThereFor articles.
What the Bible really says about men and women. This is an electronic book for iPad, Kindle and other ebook devices (.epub or .mobi file).