Notable Voices and the Week in Review: March 2, 2019

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Notable Voices and the Week in Review: March 2, 2019

From Around the Web:

5 Confessions of a Preacher — Noe Garcia

I truly thought that North Phoenix Baptist Church called because they needed me. I thought they needed my talent, my charisma, my preaching, and my experience. They needed me to lead them and grow them. There was an ugliness that rooted deep within my soul that I was blind to. I had no idea how much it was I who needed the church and how much God would use them to grow and sanctify me. I want to offer five confessions, five spiritual pitfalls to avoid, that I desperately wish someone would have given me as a new Senior Pastor.

Poll Finds “Dramatic and Sudden” Shift in America Toward Pro-Life Label — Facts & Trends

Americans are now evenly split between the pro-life and pro-choice labels, after a 9-percentage-point jump in those calling themselves pro-life. The latest Marist poll finds 47 percent of Americans identify as pro-life and 47 percent identify as pro-choice. Just one month ago, however, Americans were more likely to identify as pro-choice than pro-life by 17 percentage points—55 to 38 percent.

10 Ways to be a Godly Example to Your Church — Chuck Lawless

Charles Spurgeon is one of my favorite writers, even though his writings often challenge me deep in my heart. These words (first directed to preachers, though applicable to all Christian leaders) are especially gripping: “It is a shocking state of things when good people say, ‘Our minister undoes in the parlor what he has done in the pulpit; he preaches very well, but his life does not agree with his sermons.’ . . . God help us so to live that we may be safe examples to our flocks!” If you’re a Christian leader, think about these ways to be a “safe example” to the flock:

Moses and the Mutual Benefit of Delegating Responsibility — Kelly Minter

The concept of delegating isn’t a new one. Anyone who’s been a leader in any capacity knows that at some point you have to let go of certain pieces of your work. You realize that you can’t get to everything and you’re not good at everything. You see the idea of raising up new leaders and delegating to others as a strategy that will drastically help you. You realize that letting go and trusting others will relieve stress, keep you focused on all the things you’re especially good at, and more effectively grow whatever it is that you’re trying to grow. And all of this is true. It really will help you.

This Week at ThomRainer.com:

“We Can’t Add Another Service! We Won’t Know Everyone.”

While there are a few people who have theological concerns about multiple services and sites, most objections grow from the foundation of self-centeredness and preferences…READ MORE