ARTICLE Coaching from the Sideline Instead of providing answers to problems, this mentoring strategy guides people to devise their own plays. Chad Hall
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Carlos called me in a panic. His ministry was suffocating him and his mind was filled with thoughts of leaving. He'd waited until late afternoon to call, and I had thoughts of getting home to mow the lawn. I did not have time to let him cry on my shoulder (or in my ear, as the phone would have it). So I put forth the blunt question I reserve for need-seekers: "Why are you calling me?"
When I turned 50, I had a complete physical checkup. Doctors poked, prodded, x-rayed, and even cut open parts of my body to assess and repair the damage I had done. At the same time, I scheduled a spiritual checkup, too. I went on a silent retreat led by a wise spiritual director.
In those days of solitude, I pondered what I needed to change to keep my soul in shape. The more I listened, the longer ...
ARTICLE Identifying Priorities The pressure to succeed by secular standards rather than by biblical guidelines is subtle and often insidious. Ted W. Engstrom
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Consider the pastor with a priority.
At 8:30 on Tuesday morning he's at his desk, refreshed, motivated, and abounding with energy to tackle what he considers his most pressing problem. His church sits at the edge of a growing medical complex in a southern city with a large ratio of retirees. The potential—yea, the need—for ministering to these people weighs on him. Very little has been ...
Ministry brings with it serious built-in hazards, moral land mines that can destroy leaders, their families, and even their churches. I recall with embarrassment my naiveté as a young pastor. Every time I heard the stories of Christian leaders falling into sexual sin, I thought, It could never happen to me.
What level of pride is required to believe that sexual sin could overtake Samson, David, ...
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