Notable Voices and the Week in Review: August 3, 2019

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Notable Voices and the Week in Review: August 3, 2019

From Around the Web:

The Pastor as Evangelist — Glen Higgins

In Paul’s legendary charge outlining the work of the pastor is this admonition: “Do the work of an evangelist.” Pastor, gospel sharing, good news heralding, and evangelizing is part of what it means to “pastor.” Paul goes so far as to say this is part of what it means to “fulfill your ministry”. Read inversely, for the pastor to ignore evangelism is to have an unfulfilled incomplete ministry. If this is true, how should this shape the pastor?

The 20 Most Bizarre—and Hilarious—Things to Happen During a Sermon — Facts & Trends

In a preaching or teaching ministry, it’s inevitable you’ll have some bizarre things happen. I wanted to hear stories from others in the pulpit. So I asked for feedback:

8 Reasons Young Staff Members Stay at the Same Church — Chuck Lawless

Many young church staff members I know are continually looking for their next place of service. Sometimes that’s because their calling has changed. In more cases, though, it’s because they’re struggling with the church or its leadership. On the other hand, I’ve also been with young staff members who love their church and prayerfully want to remain there as long as they can. Here are some of the motivating factors that make them want to stay:

3 Reasons Drifting From the Faith Starts With Drifting From the Church — Michael Kelley

We’ve all got competing priorities. We have travel sports, dance recitals, lake trips, and all the rest. Surely it doesn’t mean that I’m wandering from the faith just because my church attendance has started to wane, does it? Perhaps it does. And perhaps it means we should be careful if indeed it’s true that wandering from the faith often begins with wandering from the church. Consider these three reasons that support such a claim:

This Week at ThomRainer.com:

How to Disagree with Your Pastor

Should you disagree with your pastor? Should you confront these leaders with something they have done wrong? Should you point out their omissions? Let me respond by offering ten guidelines for you to consider…READ MORE

Why You Might Not Want to Replace Your Departing Church Staff Member

There could be a better way. Look at some of these considerations before your church gets in the rut and the routine of “we’ve always done it that way.” Here are seven key questions you might ask…READ MORE