Notable Voices – May 23, 2013

New Pastors, Change, and Churches that Resist — Sam Rainer

Every leader, not just pastors, has met resistance when they are in a new position or at a new place of employment. In this post, Sam lists seven reasons why people resist change.

 

7 Ways to Respond on Sunday After a Disaster — Ron Edmondson

This week’s tornado outbreak in Oklahoma was devastating to watch. The destruction left behind is staggering. Ron shares some wise words for pastors on how to handle preaching in the wake of such a disaster.

 

We Still Cry Out to God When Tragedy Strikes — Ed Stetzer

In this article for USA Today, Ed examines the prevalence of prayer in times of tragedy even though many would have us think that America is a post-Christian culture.

 

The Graduation Advice We Wish We’d Been Given — HBR

One of the magazines I regularly read is the Harvard Business Review. In this article, their team of writers and contributors shares the graduation advice they would have rather been given.

 

6 Questions to Shape a Healthy Organizational Structure — Tony Morgan

The overall health of any organization can be influenced either negatively or positively by the structure of the organization. If you lead an organization, you know how important it is to have a healthy structure. Tony provides six questions to get you moving in the right direction.

 

Businessmen on Mission — John Quick

John shares a helpful reminder for those with high-level secular jobs that their position is just as important to the ministry and mission of the church as those in ministerial positions.