Category Archives: Leadership

Conviction to Lead

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

Al Mohler’s new book, Conviction to Lead, is one of the best books on leadership I have ever read, and I’m something of a leadership book junkie. What I like best is his distinctively Christian approach. Many books on leadership written by … Continue reading →

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The Revenge of Measuring Success by Results

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

I was sure that the long-standing practice by evangelicals and fundamentalists alike of judging success by numerical results had died a long overdue death in the 1990′s. My seminary education had instilled in me the commitment to judging my ministry … Continue reading →

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10 Mistakes Churches Make in Choosing a Pastor

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

1. Not choosing the right people for the pastoral search committee 2. Prayerlessness 3. Being people-centered rather than Word-centered 4. Lack of follow-through and due-diligence by the pastoral search committee 5. Impatience that leads to the wrong decision 6. Failure … Continue reading →

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The Difficult Challenge of Teaching the Bible in an Academic Setting

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

Teaching in a theological climate is a very lonely and sometimes daunting enterprise. Even with the most absorbed and friendly class, you are all alone there in front. What you say will inevitably be passed on—sometimes garbled and distorted. When … Continue reading →

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The True Nature of Christian Mentoring, Part 2

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

Mentoring as life-sharing, experience-imparting and skill-training has a long history. The third-century bishop Gregory of Neocaesarea wrote an account of his relationship with the church father Origen, who became his mentor. When Gregory came to Palestine, it was for the … Continue reading →

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The True Nature of Christian Mentoring, Part 1

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

Mentoring is a popular concept in ministry and education in the first decade of the 21st century. Books, conferences and journals on mentoring have sprung up in recent years, and various schools of thought regarding mentoring have emerged. While every … Continue reading →

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Waiting: God’s Cure for Unredeemed Ambition

Posted on May 21, 2010 by

In his book, Rescuing Ambition (Crossway, 2010), Dave Harvey skillfully explains the practice of God to curb and refine our ambitions through the often painful process of waiting on him. Waiting is God’s backhoe in the excavation of our ambitions. … Continue reading →

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Rescuing Ambition for Ministry

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

Do you desire to be involved in ministry? Does your passion burn for serving God? I am writing primarily to those who long for vocational ministry, but the principles apply to anyone seeking to serve God in any way. Paul’s … Continue reading →

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