Friday, May 25, 2012
Leadership in 3D
People often compare pastoral ministry to the work of a surgeon. Both require intense study, disciplined training, and a deep concern for the health and growth of others...
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Leadership Is Work
Can you imagine rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls—as recorded in Nehemiah—under modern leadership models?
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Brothers, We Are Not Monks
Pastoral ministry is hard. Period.
So it makes sense to me that when pastors get a taste of difficulty, they want to run away, fast. Frankly, it’s not an overstatement to say that apart from a divine calling, pastoral ministry isn’t all that attractive on its own. Who wants the grief, the pain, the distress, the discomfort? As Charles Schulz quipped through the Peanuts character Linus, “I love humanity; it’s people I can’t stand.”...
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