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The Cost of Empowering Young Leaders

Posted by David
2014-05-22
in Emerging, Pastoral Ministry, The Wesleyan Church, Thursday (Leadership)
We all talk about “empowering young leaders” and there are many upsides to that: We get new talent to fill slots. We are able to influence the ministry longer...
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Pastors: How Would You Reply To This Request for a Meeting?

Posted by David
2014-05-18
in Monday (Communication), Pastoral Ministry, Personal, Preaching, Thursday (Leadership), Worship Leadership
I just sent this email to the administrative assistant of the pastor at the church I attend. What kind of reply would you give to this, Pastors? ———- I...
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Is “Special Immigrant Status” a Viable Solution?

Posted by David
2014-05-14
in Community, Evangelism, Outreach, Pastoral Ministry, Thursday (Leadership), Tuesday (Faith)
You may have heard of a minister who received special immigrant status. Raul Rivera from StartCHURCH covered this and explained it in an article posted May 12, 2014. The...
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Intergenerational Finger-Pointing

Posted by David
2014-02-20
in Community, Emerging, Pastoral Ministry, Thursday (Leadership), Tuesday (Faith)
Let me paraphrase something Ravi Zacharias said, (rewritten in the 1st person) “In the 50s we lost our innocence. In the 60s, we lost our authority. In the 70s,...
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How To Be Holier Than Thou: Never Question the Founder and Establish Authoritative Distance

Posted by David
2013-12-16
in Community, Outreach, Pastoral Ministry, Spiritual Formation, Unsustainable, Wednesday (Fun)
We’ve done 8 steps in the journey to becoming Holier Than Thou (see below for links). Here are the final two ways to be holier than thou out of...
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How To Be Holier Than Thou: Talk More Than Listen and Label Your Enemies

Posted by David
2013-12-9
in Community, Pastoral Ministry, Thursday (Leadership), Unsustainable
Our Pharisee coaches at the Holy Roller Pharisee Consultancy have given us 6 steps in this journey (see below for links).  Here are two more ways to be holier...
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The Slippery Cone – Can My Denomination Retain a Centrist Conservative Hermeneutic?

Posted by David
2013-12-6
in Emerging, Pastoral Ministry, The Wesleyan Church, Theology, Thursday (Leadership)
[Caveat: this post is somewhat for people of “my tribe” and it may not relate well to “your tribe.” Take it with that grain of salt, and perhaps consider...
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How To Be Holier Than Thou: Motivate People with Fear and Cloud things with Religiosity

Posted by David
2013-12-5
in Community, Outreach, Pastoral Ministry, Thursday (Leadership), Tuesday (Faith), Wednesday (Fun)
We’ve already heard four ways to be holier than thou from our Pharisee coaches at the Holy Roller Pharisee Consultancy (see below for links). But here are two more ways...
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How To Be Holier Than Thou: Be Skeptical About Miracles and Encourage a Betraying Culture

Posted by David
2013-12-2
in Book First Drafts, Community, Outreach, Pastoral Ministry, Thursday (Leadership), Tuesday (Faith), Unsustainable, Wednesday (Fun)
In part one of this series, we’ve already heard two ways to be holier than thou from our Pharisee coaches at the Holy Roller Pharisee Consultancy. But we’re just...
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The Double-Edged Sword of Generational Generalizations

Posted by David
2013-11-26
in Monday (Communication), Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, Thursday (Leadership)
From time to time I rant about other generations. Perhaps you’ve noticed. I tried to get over this  the last six years or so, especially as I worked at...
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Assigning Culpability is Not Our Responsibility

Posted by David
2013-11-10
in Book First Drafts, Monday (Communication), Outreach, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, Theology, Unsustainable
A man who goes blind loses what he knows, and that is precisely the loss. The man, having gone blind, remembers what the look of the sunset, a Father’s...
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​Multi-ethnic for the sake of the gospel: Mosaix 2013 Conference

Posted by David
2013-11-7
in Community, News, Outreach, Pastoral Ministry, The Wesleyan Church, Thursday (Leadership), Tuesday (Faith)
As the Mosaix Multi-Ethnic Conference began on November 5, 2013 in Long Beach, California, it was clear that it would not be like most conferences. At first glance you...
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