Shepherding Troubled People – great word for pastors
Great word for pastors on pastoring people. https://www.evernote.com/shard/s226//sh/8d50e4f5-22b1-443 2-901a-c69d5027abb9/ef4b3878540e8cbdbd93e2ea8c7ff4dd
From the blog: Why your church’s budget is more than just numbers.
This afternoon another pastor and I sat down with our stewardship team to discuss our proposed 2012-2013 budget. Our time together was most fruitful as we discussed over the course of an almost two-hour meeting items ranging from utilities and insurance to discipleship and mission partnerships, both domestic and international. I am grateful in a…
Band of Brothers
This past Sunday marked the last day of Jonathon Woodyard serving at Oak Park Baptist Church. He and his family (Gina, Calvin, and the newest edition Caleb) are making their way to Minneapolis, MN to study at Bethlehem Seminary. By God’s grace Oak Park called Chase Sears to be our new Family Pastor; he actually was…
Pastors, elders, bishops, or overseers and the qualifications that go with this office
Recently, Oak Park Baptist Church (the church where I serve) has been discussing a possible transition to a different form of government. Don’t worry this post isn’t going to be diatribe towards churches or individuals that don’t believe in the particular form of government I’m going to advocate in this post – there’s too much vitriol when…
What constitutes an effective leader?
According to Thom Rainer, President and CEO of Lifeway, the answer is eight things. Enjoy.
Does the Church encourage spiritual parenting?
The title of this post was Eric Bancroft’s (Castleview Baptist Church) breakout session at the Indiana Shepherd’s Conference in which he discussed reproduction (spiritual parenting), particularly among men. Here are some of the main-points of his session. Expectations: (1) All Christians are disciples. All disciples are Christians. There is no dichotomy between the two. (2) Relational/personal…
Role and responsibility of the preacher…
Great word by Sinclair Ferguson. I was encouraged and greatly challenged.
Generational Conflict in Ministry
Thanks to a friend of mind for directing me to this article written by D. A. Carson. Enjoy and reflect on how his statements of application apply to your life and if serving somewhere, your place of ministry.
Training and mentoring men for ministry
Pastor Mark Dever has a good word here on training and mentoring men for ministry. At the church where I serve (Oak Park Baptist) we have put together an internship program. You can see the following document entitled “Internship Proposal” for further review of what we do at Oak Park. As most things are, our expectations are constantly…
This is an insightful word by Dr. Rainer on leadership
Leadership by Looking in the Mirror – thanks for this helpful post Dr. Rainer.
Theology Along the Way 