When I came to this church five years ago, many of my board members had grandchildren older than I was. Most of the rest had children my age. At age 23, I was their pastor. That was intimidating.
I was told by a mentor that I would have to have some rules of the road for communicating with my congregation. How would I get people so much older than I to talk to me rather than among themselves?
Why is it that many of our pastors—the people we respect and admire most—lead lonely lives?
And why do many lay leaders feel frustrated in their attempts to build a friendship with their pastor?
On the one hand, there is a tendency in every congregation to canonize the pastor in a way that Catholics wisely reserve for those long dead. We don't often argue politics, complain about the schools, ask ...
Earlier this year, Leadership journal asked pastors, "What challenges do you face in the area of leadership training?" The nearly unanimous response was the challenge of motivating leaders to be trained.
Why are board members and other lay leaders not motivated to receive training? Most leaders want to serve well and would benefit from biblical and strategic leadership training in the unique context ...
In one of the spiritual gifts lists, Romans 12:8, the apostle Paul essentially says, "If you have the spiritual gift of leadership, lead with it, and lead with all diligence." I've come up with a partial list of what spiritually gifted leaders do if they develop and use their leadership gifts.
1. Leaders cast a God-honoring vision.Spiritually gifted leaders live in such a way that God invariably ignites ...
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