As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
A night club, a recording studio, an apartment complex, a tae-kwon-do facility. No, these are not answers to the questions from the winner’s circle of the $25,000 Pyramid gameshow. This is the reality for many church buildings in America. Places that once boasted the gathering of worshipers for Jesus Christ, are now lamented as monuments to “empires” of the past. Some were edifices built not for the King, but for a king!
“1. Wait until disclosure occurs to prepare. If you wait for a crisis to prepare for a crisis, you will not be prepared.” - Lifeway
“As a pastor, I must convince, not command…. If a member does what I ask, just because I ask it, but not because they are convinced that what I am asking is truly God’s will and truly scripturally supportable, then I am running a cult, not a church” - P&D
“7. He demands unquestioned loyalty. Even the slightest sign of disagreement is considered rebellion…. 14. He regularly tears down others who lead effective ministries.” - Chuck Lawless
“there’s another type of professionalism that is manifestly not what Piper intended to criticize—that is, professionalism as the day-to-day pursuit of excellence in ministry.” - 9 Marks
Church, Nonprofit and Ministry Salaries – It’s Time We Start Paying For Better Leadership: Phil Cooke
“In almost every case of moral failure, one or more of these behaviors are present…” - Phil Cooke
My wife Faith teaches a college class at Faith Baptist Bible College called Ministering to the Aging. She invited me to speak in her class. It was the first time I wrote down my thoughts on senior adult ministries in the church. Below are my notes. I added some ideas as I spoke that are not included here. I hope this perspective may be helpful.
“The Cross… also reveals, in history’s most transcendent moment, that Jesus’ focus is not on trying to evoke feelings in others. Nor is it on stoically demonstrating timeless truth.” - TGC
“1. Transactional leadership prioritizes results over relationships…. 2. Transactional leadership values performance over genuineness.” - TGC
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