Notable Voices: October 9, 2014

What Should a Guest Preacher Expect? — Art Rainer

A few weeks back, Art wrote about what to pay guest preachers. This week, he tackles guest preaching from the side of the preacher. What should he expect of a church? Art provides four helpful tips.

 

7 Disappointing Reasons People Leave the Church — Ron Edmondson

I’ve written about the main reason people leave the church here on the blog. Ron’s list covers that and other reasons pastors are often disappointed to see people leave a church.

 

10 Burdens About the Southern Baptist Convention — Ronnie Floyd

SBC President Ronnie Floyd shares the first half of 10 burdens he has for the convention.

 

10 Characteristics I Look for in an Aspiring Pastor — Brian Croft

Pastors and other church leaders should always be searching for young leaders to raise up for pastoral ministry. These 10 characteristics can be quite helpful when identifying potential ministers.

 

Why Micromanaging is Ungodly — Barnabas Piper

Micromanagement is often detrimental to the growth of a church or business. It shows a lack or trust and a lack of humility by the leader. Barnabas touches on these issues and more in this article.

 

Pastors Shouldn’t Have Trade Secrets — Erik Raymond

In business, there is a time and place for trade secrets and competition. In local church ministry, we should be about building one another up and cooperating for Kingdom advancement. Erik is right; pastors shouldn’t have trade secrets.

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