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Annual Direction Diagnostics (free sample)
Gordon MacDonald
Eight issues to consider once a year to make sure you are still serving in the right place.
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A pastor is wise to wrestle with the leave-decision on an annual basis—a few days budgeted for self-examination, for seeking the insight of reliable counselors.

In February 1999, I made a leave-decision. I informed the congregation I served, Grace Chapel in Lexington, Massachusetts, that in five months I would resign and pursue other avenues of ...

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Topics:Assessment, Call, Decision making, Direction, Discernment
Filters:Counseling, Discipleship, Pastor
References:Jonah 1:7-16, John 16:7

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