I just enjoyed a lunch sponsored by The Aspen Group which featured Darren Whitehead, teaching pastor at Willow Creek Church. Darren listed the top 10 issues facing the church today. He based it on a survey from Lifeway. Here are the 10, in reverse order. Abortion Homosexuality Relevance in the church Marriage Apathy Doctrine Evangelism […]
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This is a brief excerpt about brokenness in a pastor’s life and ministry from my latest book, 5 Ministry Killers and How to Defeat Them. __ Circumstances beyond a pastor’s control (demographics or a location that hinders growth), an uncooperative board (they say no to an important initiative), or even family issues (a chronically ill
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A brief excerpt from my latest book, 5 Ministry Killers and How to Defeat Them. Thomas Kelly, a twentieth-century Quaker, died the day a company discussed publishing his essays. Fortunately a friend followed through and those essays were compiled into A Testament of Devotion. Kelly succinctly captures why we need to heed Jesus’ offer: “Come
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Last week Augusta, Georgia hosted one of the world’s most prestigious golf tournaments, The Masters. Tiger Woods, a four-time winner and arguable today’s most talented golfer made the cut. He entered the tournament hoping for a strong showing. Unfortunately he finished tied for 40th. What happened? Neuroscience gives us clues not only to Tiger’s downward
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If you follow my blog, you know I love to read. As a life-long learner I learn from others’ writings and I believe integrous writers should always give generous attribution to authors whose ideas they embrace or write about. That’s why I often reference my ideas. Recently I read Do More Great Work by Michael
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