How Should The Church Board Operate? Pastorpedia
If we could leave our egos outside the meeting! It is most certainly not so easy, this goal of being Christ-like in our leadership. It is hard enough to live unselfishly when we are all alone, or at home in marriage, let alone when we are with other sinners on a...
How Do We Help The Fringe People Of The Church?
Do we have to hold their hands? Maybe so, but figuratively, of course. But most of us have heard that times have changed. Just a bit. Taking a loaf of bread or a little gift to neighborhood homes or someone whose name has been given to you as a prospect for the...
Personal Boundaries and Guardrails for Pastors
Who shall watch your heart? Someone is surely going to say that making rules or setting boundaries for yourself and all staff in your church is some kind of legalism. So are all the white lines on the side of the football field. And so are all the goals you have set...
Pastoral Care Changes – Pastorpedia
Everyone should love everyone! That is quite true, of course, but it also truly does not happen. The church must provide loving pastoral care in many special needs. It is part of what we signed up for. A shepherd cannot say he wants to disown a sheep if it breaks its...
How to Make Incremental Change in Your Church–Pastorpedia
He made too many quick changes, and they responded… …by changing his title to “former pastor.” So what is the point? People hate changes and surprises, so we have all been told. My favorite church coach, Lyle Schaller, taught many and me that “People hate changes...CE National Opportunities
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