Eternal Perspective – Doing Well in the Fire Video Series #5
This teaching looks at the fourth critical component of a good response to suffering: Eternal Perspective.
Malcolm Webber
Perspectives
Articles in this category are written on various topics from the perspective of the writer.
Malcolm Webber
3 Advantages of Choosing a Target Group
The process of talking and praying about focus groups is challenging, but it is a discussion that can result in good things for God’s glory and Christ’s Gospel.
Brian Thorstad
7 Bottlenecks a Leader Must Avoid
Leaders should aim to never be a bottleneck in the process of building a healthy and growing organization. Here are seven bottlenecks a leader must avoid.
Ron Edmondson
Less of Everything
The world is now talking of “less” in almost every new innovation that is coming on the market.
Jonathan Mbuna
To the Mentor: Mentors Don’t “Need” Protégés
Something felt, well, wrong about the whole thing. I had gone to him for advice, some professorial counsel about choices that lay before me, as I was nearly finished with my graduate studies. I had options, six options to be exact. And people who have had the fortune of finding themselves with more than one […]
Russell West
Two Views: Severance and Financial Support for a Fallen Leader
There are two different views on severance or financial support for a fallen ministry leader.
Eric Geiger
10 Reflections on Worship Leaders
The title varies (e.g., Minister of Music, Worship Pastor, Song Leader, etc.), but the task is generally the same. Here are some of things others have most affirmed about worship leaders, followed by concerns most often raised.
Chuck Lawless
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
The Best Leaders Are Broken Leaders
I don’t mean that we’re “broken” in the sense that we’re rendered useless by our imperfections. The opposite is actually true. We’re made more useful, and we discover our greatest purpose through our pain and suffering.
Brandon Cox
3 Blind Spots in Leaders
Our lack of self-awareness in life and leadership is often referred to as our “blind spots.”
Eric Geiger
Should You Quit?
People often quit when they hit resistance. You might be discouraged and ready to give up. But should you?
Russell Moore
Resist Spirituality
In our reshaping day and age of fluid culture, society and Church, what are the truest healthy signs of Christian leadership? At the epicenter of our Christian cultures today, what are the real, timeless essentials that we have to gather around? Are you confident that the culture you’re a part of today is truly biblical?
Nick Franks
Unify Your Team NOW!
The effectiveness and health of a team is directly associated with a unified vision.
Malcolm Webber
Gen Z: Reaching a New Generation Part 2
Be aggressive. Stick to the mission even when it’s hard. And see it through to the end. Reach Gen Z.
Chris Pascarella
Gen Z: A Profile of a New Generation Part 1
Although “Millennials” may be the most studied generation so far in American history, another generation rises among us: Generation Z. Who are they?
Chris Pascarella
Avoiding The Church Comparison Trap
Comparing your church to another church can be one of the worst things you do as a church leader. Instead, learn from churches.
Thom S. Rainer
Leading with a Limp
I am primarily called to be faithful not successful. Indeed, God isn’t looking for a perfect heart to make willing but a willing heart to make perfect!
Nick Franks
Bloom Where You’re Planted
“An idea that’s important to me is, ‘Bloom where you’re planted.’ I’ve become more comfortable recognizing that this is what God calls us to surrender to. God moved me here, gave me the opportunities to do the things I’ve done, and now I get to help influence another generation to use their time, talents, and treasures for His glory.”
Kelsey McFaul
The Ploughing of Autumn Fields of Idleness
Would you recall with me for a few minutes the powerful verses in the book of Proverbs that describe the awful human condition named by the Bible as idleness? For our good health, Solomon’s library of wisdom includes a very graphic set of word-pictures that relate to our personal work, rest and play: the slovenliness […]
Nick Franks
Challenging a Culture of Cynicism
The line for the Late Show with David Letterman wound completely around the block. Arriving early to stand in the cold with a horde of fans, I was accompanied by several Northwestern University students who wanted their pastor to join them in experiencing Letterman’s visit to Chicago. I was delighted at the invitation and a […]
David Goodman