Notable Voices and the Week in Review: April 1, 2017
Urgent Church: Nine Changes We Must Make Or Die
Introducing the Christian Standard Bible with Trevin Wax – Rainer on Leadership #314
Eight Unintended Consequences of Building a Church Facility Too Big
The Pros and Cons of Facebook for Pastors and Church Staff
Six Warning Signs That a Church Has a Problem with Entitlement Mentality – Rainer on Leadership #315
The 3 Best Times to Bring Needed Change to a Church — Karl Vaters
No, this isn’t easy. When the church is in an up season, no one wants to revisit problems. Especially if the ups are rare. But that’s when they can be dealt with the most easily and honestly. Just like a healthy body fights off diseases better than a sick one, a healthy church uses its seasons of greatest strength to fix its weaknesses.
4 Financial Reasons Why People Don’t Go to the Mission Field — Art Rainer
Unfortunately, some people who are willing to go to the nations, are held back because of financial reasons. Whether you are in this place because of poor decisions or not, they need to be addressed. Let’s look at four financial reasons why people don’t go to the mission field and what you can do about it.
3 Types of Problems Leaders Face — Eric Geiger
John Maxwell has noted, “There is a difference between problem solving and problem spotting.” While we need people around us to point out problems, we benefit for them being on the solution side of the problem and not merely ones who make it their mission to uncover problems for other people to solve. People who uncover problems without commitment to solve them are better consultants than employees.
Americans’ Perception of Pastors Is a Mixed Bag — Aaron Earls
In general, Americans are split on their attitudes toward pastors. Almost 3 in 10 (28 percent) have a negative opinion, with 19 percent saying “somewhat negative” and 9 percent saying “very negative.”
How to Build a Healthy Accountability Group — Josh Gilman
When most people think of accountability they are getting it wrong. They are thinking in wrong categories. They don’t have a complete understanding of what accountability is. They don’t know what it should look like when practiced.
No, You’re Not Welcome To Our New Church Launch! — Andy Prime
Not beating about the bush, let me give you this blog in a sentence: Thanks SO much for supporting our church plant. But unless you’re local to our area, please, please, please DON’T come to our church launch on Easter Sunday.
