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Stop, Look, and Listen: Attentiveness in a COVID-Shaped World
In a season where distractions are everywhere for pastors and leaders, our need to practice the spiritual discipline of attentiveness is critical.
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September 25, 2020
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Pastors: Is It Time for Continuing Education?
Wouldn’t it be nice to take some time for your learning and growth over the winter? To set yourself up for that possibility a season from now, consider applying for Continuing Education grant soon.
September 8, 2020
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Why Is Integrity in Leadership So Hard To Find Today?
Samuel was a prime biblical example of a man of integrity. He led the nation of Israel without ever compromising his integrity. Why does it seem to be more difficult for us?
March 6, 2019
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GOOOOOOOAAAL!
Setting and accomplishing goals, especially in the context of ministry, can be challenging! If you add accountability and an incentive you are much more likely to accomplish your goal.
July 19, 2018
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A Deacon's Work is Never Done!
Since a deacon's mandate is to “lead and equip the church to minister to its members and the world in a rich diversity of ministries, awaken compassion, demonstrate mercy, seek justice, and collaborate with God’s Spirit for the transformation of persons and communities,” can they ever really ‘take a break’??
May 1, 2018
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Is Taking on More Always Better?
In this Christianity Today Women Leaders' article, Carolyn Taketa, pastor of small groups at Calvary Community Church, offers five great questions for discernment about taking on "extracurricular opportunities in ministry."
March 7, 2018
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Communicate Like a True Leader: 30 Days of Life-Changing Wisdom
My new book is 30 days of short readings about the essentials of true leadership communication in the age of social media, turmoil, distrust, and growing conflicts that challenge civil discourse. See the complete post to get a free excerpt!
February 21, 2018
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If Ever There Was a Need for Integrity, It Is Now
Christian leaders need to live lives of integrity if they expect others to trust and follow them, whether that’s in church, in politics, or in business.
June 16, 2017
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Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Distance Learning Collaborative
The Clinical Pastoral Education program is offered to pastors from both CRC and RCA churches in communities throughout the United States and Canada. Read more about it here.
June 8, 2017
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"Green Shirts" Experience
What stood out to me most is how World Renew strives to help the people who are most vulnerable – many of the families we learned about could not afford home insurance or were not able to qualify for assistance from the government.
May 22, 2017
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One Thing I Learned in Ministry This Past Year
Before we switch ministry gears to summer, or even (gasp!) fall, can we take a minute to look around and look back? What's one thing you learned this past year?
November 29, 2016
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Poetry and Leadership
Where do we turn to when life perplexes us, when there doesn’t seem to be any clear answers, when we have come to the end of our thinking as leaders? Is it not the poetical books of the Bible?
November 1, 2016
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Matthew's Super Messiah
Reading the gospel of Matthew took away some of my innocent look on how the Bible was compiled. I didn’t realize it was so messy, like digging into a family tree.
October 25, 2016
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Leadership and Loss
Loss comes to us when key people move away, when we realize a dream has died, or when we face health challenges. The book "Broken Hallelujahs" suggests three ways of dealing with loss.
October 16, 2016
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Palestine Soup
In Jesus’ world we find a religious, political and cultural soup mix. The broth is a potent mix of Roman, Greek and Jewish cultures. Did God use this culture to make the most of the gospel for Jesus sake?
August 22, 2016
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Apocryphal Stories, The Maccabees and Susanna
I felt sorry for these people who believed that they had to live and die this way. They seemed to have traded the "living for God" for living and dying to uphold their interpretation of the law of God.
June 16, 2016
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Leading in an Age of Distraction
A recent church service left me completely exhausted. Too often I have the same feeling at the end of a working day. How can one lead well in the midst of the noise and distraction?
June 13, 2016
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Psalm 90 and Moses' Honesty Before God
Moses longs to be taught by God (humble) and dares to tell God how to behave (arrogant). He was himself before God and yet was called a man of God. Moses’ life shows these are not mutually exclusive.
May 22, 2016
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Mulholland, Moses and the Maccabees
Our personality is no longer an excuse nor a hindrance, but instead, it is a vehicle in the process of being conformed to the image of Christ.
May 1, 2016
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Leadership: Toe in, Toe Out
Leadership was that scary monster under the bed for me. Thinking about telling others what to do would wake me up at night in a sweat. So how could a guy like me accept leadership?
September 23, 2015
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Leadership in Your Community Infographic
Check out this infographic (from Wake Forest) that provides strong traits on what it takes to be an influence not only in the church, but in the community as well.
August 11, 2015
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What I Read This Summer — Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership
I just finished what has got to be the best book on leadership I have read yet. Instead of a list of strategies, it was about how our relationship with God strengthens our own soul for leadership.
April 8, 2015
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Healthy Boundaries in Ministry Relationships (Webinar Recording)
This webinar explores how healthy boundaries enhance ministry, how power dynamics influence ministry relationships, and how to avoid some of the common pitfalls.
March 25, 2015
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Disagreeing Agreeably: Practicing Grace Instead of Exerting Control
This webinar is for any Christian who desires to grow in their own capacity to be a grace filled presence in the middle of a challenging exchange.
November 12, 2014
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Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant
As leaders in the church we can often feel under-thanked. How might we instead develop an 'attitude of gratitude' as we serve those we've been called to lead?