A spirit of distrust of boards has pervaded Parkway Church. The church had to call business meetings on three consecutive Sundays in an attempt to pass a budget. People believed the board was "up to something" or "trying to pull a fast one."
Several people in the congregation have said, "Our church doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up. Who are we? Where are we going?"
Critics come in many shapes and sizes. Some are overt, and some are covert. Some hit you in the nose, and others stab you in the back. I have found classifying my critics helps me anticipate what a person may say.
1. People who resent authority per se. These critics have never outgrown their disrespect for any authority but their own. As children they rebelled against their parents, as employees against ...
The Case
The small group Linden has led for years is well-known in the small group ministry at Baseline Church. In fact, at least half of the group's current members have been in it for five years or more. Over the years this group has been "the group" to belong to and has been a model for other small groups at the church.Â
Yet a noticeable change in the group began last year. Ron Jones, a newer ...
A spirit of distrust of boards has pervaded Parkway Church. The church had to call business meetings on three consecutive Sundays in an attempt to pass a budget. People believed the board was "up to something" or "trying to pull a fast one."
Several people in the congregation have said, "Our church doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up. Who are we? Where are we going?"
The small group Linden has led for years is well-known in the small group ministry at Baseline Church. In fact, at least half of the group's current members have been in it for five years or more. Over the years this group has been "the group" to belong to and has been a model for other small groups at the church.Â
Yet a noticeable change in the group began last year. Ron Jones, a newer group ...
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