Most churches keep their members so busy they don’t have time to do ministry. Indeed, I spoke to a lay elder of a church recently who told me he simply did not have time to get to know his neighbors because he was so busy in his church — Thom Rainer Read this post here.
Simply put, Dr. Thom Rainer’s blog/podcast is intensely practical and is always encouraging to me as a husband, dad, and pastor. Here’s another good word on lessons he’s learned the hard way. Original post can be viewed here. I am not a great leader. In fact, there are times I’ve wondered if I am…
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…
As a pastor whose primary job is to preach the word I struggle from week-to-week with questions I can ask to determine the “effectiveness” of my preaching. Dr. Lawless’ questions are questions that 1) I’m going to implement in a weekly evaluation of my preaching and 2) questions I’m going to give to some men in…
This piece was written by Dr. Lawless and posted on Dr. Rainer’s website, which day-in-day-out is probably the most helpful, practical blog on leadership out there. Here’s what Dr. Lawless says regarding how to recognize arrogance: 10 Ways to Recognize Our Arrogance May 27, 2014 By Chuck Lawless I’m writing this post for me as much as…
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…
Theology Along the Way 