Notable Voices and the Week in Review: April 15, 2017
Seven Common Mistakes Churches Make When They Have an Interim Pastor
Six Reasons for Increased Pastoral Tenure – Rainer on Leadership #318
25 Really Strange Things Church Members Said to Pastors
Three Actions Churches Can Take in Times of Crisis
Nine Changes Churches Must Make Or Die – Rainer on Leadership #319
Why Would a Millennial Want to Pastor an Established Church? — Sam Rainer
Over the next 10 years, a lot of established churches will struggle to find a pastor for the next generation. Why would a Millennial want to pastor an established church with a large portion of older congregants? Obviously, God’s call is what drives most people to a shepherding role, but I’ll elaborate on some practical reasons.
Three Things We—and Our Sermons—Must Be This Easter Weekend — Erik Reed
Pastors, it is the weekend we mark on the calendars every year. People will be more inclined to attend church if invited than any other time of year. Folks who have not been to church but a couple of times, if any, will get up and get their family ready for church. It is Easter weekend. In light of this great opportunity, I want to offer three things we—and our sermons—must be.
The Best Way To Avoid Pastor Burnout — Karl Vaters
The Apostle Paul clearly tells us we have been called “for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.” The longer I pastor, the more convinced I am that one of the prime reasons for pastoral burnout is that too many pastors – especially small church pastors, like me – are ignoring that simple command.
4 Ways Satan Uses Christian Generosity for Evil — Darren Carlson
Whether it’s small-town churches scrapping funds together through bake sales and car washes for a short-term mission trip, or large foundations funding building projects around the world, Christians want to see their money used for good. Yet too often their donations have an unintended effect. I want to introduce you to four ways Satan has used Christian charity for evil. I’ve seen these examples firsthand, and there’s plenty of scholarship to back them up if you wish to do further study on your own.
5 Discipleship Don’ts — Rebekah Hannah
In the church, discipleship is key to an individual’s growth and to the way they are made more into the image of Christ. The way we do this is a matter of life in Christ or death with our flesh. How, then, should we take seriously the role of discipling others? We must remember that discipleship is not about us.
5 Quick Productivity Tips for the Busy Mom — Tim Challies
“Productivity? But I’m a stay-at-home mom!” That’s roughly how Aileen replied when we sat down to talk about the fact that our lives were veering out of control. We were emerging from an especially busy season but coming up to what promised to be an even busier one. Our son was ready to begin high school and was looking for his first job. One of his younger sisters had ballet lessons twice a week while the other had her soccer games and playdates. We had commitments at church, friends we wanted to spend time with, and the inevitable deadlines for work. We knew it was time to once again take control of our lives, of our calendars. We needed a way to sort through the million-and-one things we could do in order to focus on the few things we actually should do.
