You may have lost or never known the beauty, splendor, and mystery of pursuing God in a community of faith, and you've stopped insisting your way toward the experience of following Jesus.
Team leadership is not an easy task—but it is a biblical frame for congregations, because shared leadership might actually create a space for God to slip in and be acknowledged as the real leader!
Sometimes elders and preachers are like the Dr. Seuss characters in the story of The Zax.
If we were to pursue the monastic life, what would Benedict suggest? Life as a cenobite, of course!
Was I putting energy into anyone’s day, or just cruising through my own day trying to avoid the vampires?
“Every good and perfect gift” is from the hand of God. Once I grasp this truth, I not only want to thank God, I am glad he has commanded me to do so!
There are a great many people today who are a bit confused by who God is.
One leadership function that is often not recognized as leadership is the practice of preaching.
One leadership function that is often not recognized as leadership is the practice of preaching.