8 Questions to Dig Deeper by Soul Searching
There is a sense of “fear of man” rather than “fear of God” There is a shrinking fear from those of wealth or position. There is a fear that someone will perhaps offend and drive punishment people away.
Leadership
What Do you Like Least about Ministry?
Pastoring is challenging in difficult times so embrace the joy of Christ. (1 Thess 5:16,18).
The Reality of Loneliness in Ministry
Nobody ever told me how painful it is where people whom you trust turn around and betray your friendship.
10 Lessons I’ve Learned as a New Pastor
A strong courageous leader must learn to overcome past mistakes and failures in Christ.
Episode 27: The Need for Church Planting and Revitalization
Both church planting and revitalization are very difficult.
Why I Am Still a Southern Baptist
What is Southern Baptist anyway? Why are you Southern Baptist? Here are 6 reasons why I am still a Southern Baptist.
Episode 25: Struggles of Reaching the Next Generation
Is your church or ministry struggling to reach the next generation?
7 Ways to Pray for Church Leaders
The last year or so has perhaps been the most disruptive and draining time for any church leader. This perhaps is not only for pastors or church leaders but was the most difficult year to survive navigating through making very difficult decisions.
Episode 24: Disciplines of an Effective Leader
Leaders can be effective by giving room and not pidgin-holding in a box and limiting others.
Church Leadership: Prideful Pastor Versus Christ-filled Pastor
The shepherd leaders’ job is as John Calvin said it well, “The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.”
Episode 23: Destructive Nature of Private Sin
Dietrich Bonhoeffer puts it this way in his book Life Together, “Those who remain alone with their evil are left utterly alone.”
Four Leadership Principles to Avoid Burnout
Pastors today have a lot on their plates and the stresses of leadership, burnout, and moral failures are all too real.
The 3 C’s for Leaders: Control, Competence, Clarity
Over the past decade or so, I have been in the second chair and now in the first chair and can see from both perspectives. Without the proper three C’s, teams can be frustrated, apathetic, or even chaotic at times.
5 C’s on Essential Characteristics for Leaders
Hiring can be such a challenging task for churches. Why? For hiring the wrong person that does not fit the culture of the church can often cause so much heartache and havoc.
Christians Ought to Forgive the Unlovable
Forgiving others is a mark of genuine disciples of Christ.
Three Dangerous Leaders
Lately, I have had an opportunity to pull back from all the busy activities of ministry and to simply stop, reflect, and think. Here are three lessons I’ve learned about leadership over the past 10 years.
Episode 4: How Do You Deal with Criticism in Ministry?
If you are in church ministry, you are going to face inevitable criticism. The questions is, how do we deal with all sort of different types of criticism?
10 Weirdest Criticism Received in Ministry
What’s the strangest criticism you’ve received?
Here are the 10 weirdest criticism I have received in the past 10 years of ministry.
3 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Pastor
The joy of ministry outweighs the hardship of ministry.
How to Respond to Abuse in the Church
Abuse is sickening and is wrong. Any tricked, forced, manipulated or coerced activity for the pleasure of the abuser is satanic.
10 Quotes from Ordinary Radicals on Discipleship
If a church’s strategy is not grounded in making disciples, the church has abandoned the mission Christ has given.
6 Reasons Why Pastors Refuse to Make Disciples
Tricking ourselves of engaging in discipleship by simply talking about it has forsaken the mission and purpose as a church.
Four Different Types of Pastoral Leadership Style
Choosing the right system for the right type of leadership is crucial.
4 Development Process for Effective Disciple Makers
Jesus didn’t take these men and immediately throw them into leadership. Jesus instead walked with them, prayed with them, and disciple them. In order to make disciples as Jesus did takes hard work, it requires grip, nurturing time, requires emotional intelligence, capacity, and fortitude.