7 Assumptions You May Be Guilty Of
As faithful stewards of all that has been entrusted to us by God, we owe it to those we lead to prove ourselves ‒ and them ‒ free of these assumptions.
Rob Streetman
Perspectives
Articles in this category are written on various topics from the perspective of the writer.
Rob Streetman
Worship Leading in Real Life
Worship leading in real life isn’t all that glamorous. It’s a weekly exercise in humility, servant-hood, leadership, patience, direction-giving, fire-extinguishing, and sometimes crisis managing, with a little bit of music thrown in.
Jamie Brown
John G. Lakes Letter to Elder Brooks, and His Reply
“The real vision is to see ‘Jesus only’ and to see nothing else.”
LeaderSource Team Member
7 Things Church Planters Want You to Know About Them
So, who is this man called to plant a church? Likely, he is nothing more than a follower of Jesus, called by God to “go” with nothing more than a vision that can only come from God. But when it comes down to it, he is just someone being obedient to the will of God, and really, that is all that matters.
Shane Pruitt
Wounded Healers
We were working with 25 Mothers’ Union community development coordinators from across South Africa. As part of our training, my co-facilitator performed a monologue of how it must have felt to be the woman who encountered Jesus at the well (John 4).
Bill Crooks
Logos 10 Review
I love Logos Bible Software and, when I’m writing, I use it every day. So, when Logos offered to send me an advance copy of the latest and greatest version – Logos 10 in return for an honest review, I jumped at the chance.
Malcolm Webber
If Jesus Wrote a Support Letter
If you’ve ever had to raise money as a church planter or cross-cultural missionary, you know how awkward writing support letters can be.
Cole Brown
Ten Things That You Won’t Hear From Your Missionary
Here is what your missionaries will not tell you in their newsletters or at your church mission conference. Here is a little of the dark side of missions.
Joe Holman
The Goal of Gratitude
Like the commands in Scripture to love, forgive and serve, the instruction to give thanks does not depend on one’s feelings. It is something we are called to do whether we feel like it or not. In this way gratitude is a discipline.
Skye Jethani
Conditions and Events of the Last Days (from Things to Come)
What will the “Last Days” look like, according to the Bible? Find out in this excerpt from Things to Come by Malcolm Webber!
Malcolm Webber
Navigating the Wave of Need
How do you set priorities in the face of overwhelming requests for help?
Scott Rodin
Unify Your Team NOW!
The effectiveness and health of a team is directly associated with a unified vision.
Malcolm Webber
11 Things I Want Church Leaders to Know About Millennials
The combination of youth and experience can take new ground for the Gospel, but first, “more experienced” leaders might want to check out 11 characteristics I have observed from my generation.
Stephen Vaughn
Is the Church (God’s People) Thriving and the Programs Falling Short?
God, in everything, carries out the plan of His will. Can we trust Him as leaders?
Deborah Chupp
Dear Worship Leader
As you pour so much of who you are into worship, make sure you frequently pause and remember its purpose.
Aly Halbakken
Compare and Despair
How do we not constantly compare our circumstances to others’ when everywhere we look, every form of media we engage and virtually everything in our consumer society is designed to make us discontent?
Skye Jethani
The One Thing The Church Cannot Do Without
Knowing the thoughts and trends of potential churchgoers is not bad in itself. Yet how much attention and how quickly churches are apt to change their approaches to living out the gospel in light of such knowledge is tragic.
Brent Hoover
You Are Not Defined by Desires
We do not live by bread alone. We are more than our desires, and the purpose of life is more than satisfying our natural longings however legitimate they may be.
Skye Jethani
Partnership With God Through Work
It is so easy to look at your work as an ordinary task. I am only crunching numbers you may say, or just walking the baby to the park, reviewing and analysing reports, or even monitoring progress markers for project implementation. However, work is more than a task.
Angelina Twinomujuni
Reaching Out to the Lonely
The phone rang once, twice - then someone picked it up. “You've got the wrong number!” a husky male voice snapped before the line went dead.
Alan Smith