Ministry leaders who have a healthy emotional iq are likely to have greater ministry benefit – Dr. Thom Rainer

Here’s a brief word from Dr. Rainer on Emotional Intelligence (summarized from Daniel Golman’s book Emotional Intelligence). The implications of emotional intelligence within pastoral ministry or leadership in general, are very significant.  In fact, Dr. Rainer says that “ministry leaders who have a healthy emotional iq (intelligence quotient) are likely to have greater ministry benefit.” So what exactly is emotional…

John Piper on “An Argument For Humility”

Desiring God has short little videos (typically 7-10 minutes) called labs, where John Piper briefly walks through a passage of Scripture that I have found extremely beneficial. You can access all the videos here. Recently, I listened to him walk through one on 1 Corinthians 3:21-23 on humility that was quite encouraging. You can listen here. Enjoy!

What is a Local Church?

Jonathan Leeman writes, “a local church is a group of Christians who regularly gather in Christ’s name to officially affirm and oversee one another’s membership in Jesus Christ and his kingdom through gospel preaching and gospel ordinances.” The five parts of this definition are: A group of Christians A regular gathering A congregation-wide exercise of…

What does it mean to “Fear the Lord”?

The fear of the Lord means reverent submission that leads to obedience, and it is interchangeable with “worship,” “rely on,” “trust,” and “hope in.” Like terror, it includes a knowledge of our sinfulness and God’s moral purity, and it includes a clear-eyed knowledge of God’s justice and his anger against sin (p. 97).

Are you forgiving & dependable like Jesus is?

Obviously there are more than 8 Christlike qualities but Sam Crabtree in Practicing Affirmation focuses on these ones in particular: Truthfulness. Jesus is the faithful witness (Rev. 1:5), the most truthful being in existence, the One for whom it is impossible to lie (Titus 1:2). Obedience. Jesus is the most obedient human being ever to…