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Ministry Connections
As a follow up on the last post about Linked In… (and by the way, it’s not good news for Linked In on the ministry front, but I doubt they care)… here is a follow up question: When you began in...
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Make the leap or make the change
This thought came to me in the context of thinking about the Church of England, my own denomination (the Assemblies of God), and women in ministry. It can also be useful for pastoring a church...
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Tolerating the “fringe” when something more can happen
Luke 8:26-39 has the story of the demoniac in the Gerasene region. It’s always a convicting story. I think of a sermon I heard long ago by Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth With a Mission (YWAM). He...
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The Purpose and Power of the Church
God’s purpose is now to show the rulers and powers in the heavens the many different varieties of his wisdom through the church. (Eph. 3:10) The power of the Church is far greater than we realize in...
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The faith of Abraham
Can we trust God in our ministries without the numbers? Some friends and I were reflecting on ministry and how things are “going” for us and things are “going” for others. I easily confess my “number...
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Education and the pastor
I want to develop a series of posts and thoughts on education. My own denomination has a love/hate relationship with “higher” education, so this won’t be easy. The path I want to take is to look at...
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The “call” to ministry: is there a discernment process?
With two staff pastors in my church becoming ordained this year, the subject of “ordination” and call seems to be in the front of my thinking. For our denomination, we talk about “call” to kids,...
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The sacred call of ministry
This past week we had our District Council, the highlight of which is our Ordination Service. I had two staff pastors ordained this year, which brings me to some reflections on ministry, the call to...
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The sacred call of ministry, Part 2
Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. (1 Tim. 3:1) The terms overseer, elder, pastor, bishop, and shepherd are used interchangeably in the New Testament....
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How do I pastor?
Mark Stevens asks some great reflection questions on pastoring. We have so many great conversations on leadership and so few on pastoring. It’s like “pastoring” doesn’t produce numerical growth, so you...
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