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Concepts for Lifemapping

Posted by David
2014-08-10
in Pastoral Ministry, Spiritual Formation, Thursday (Leadership)
Over the years I’ve heard many people talk about the idea of making a life-map. At first I had no clue what that was or why anyone would want...
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Is Being Alone With a Woman the Eighth Deadly Sin?

Posted by David
2014-08-5
in Pastoral Ministry, Thursday (Leadership)
Missio Alliance posted an article entitled “Why I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Billy Graham Rule and Love Like Jesus.” I passed it on to some and a...
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IDEAS: Why MY vision is not yet OUR vision (Part 2: Direction)

Posted by David
2014-07-21
in Monday (Communication), Pastoral Ministry, Thursday (Leadership), Vision
In part 1 of this series on why MY vision is not yet OUR vision, I addressed the investment problem: that all too often I am generating interest in...
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IDEAS: Why MY vision is not yet OUR vision (Part 1)

Posted by David
2014-06-25
in Monday (Communication), Pastoral Ministry, Thursday (Leadership), Vision
As a leader from time to time I become frustrated that my vision for my organization has not yet become our vision. The “our” in that changes depending on...
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The Lord’s Supper as Salvation Commitment Experience

Posted by David
2014-06-3
in Evangelism, Monday (Communication), Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, The Wesleyan Church, Theology, Thursday (Leadership), Tuesday (Faith), Worship, Worship Leadership
During my graduate work and thesis on The Lord’s Supper I developed a clear conviction: The Eucharist is one of the great opportunities to offer a salvation commitment experience...
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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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