by Grady King “Could we have lunch together soon? A friend of mine recommended I get with you and talk about preaching. Specifically, how do I know if God is calling me to preach?” This is how the email began. We did meet and continue to consider his question. In the conversation, which was less […]
by Grady King The Latin word, “vocatio” is the English word vocation. It’s basic meaning is, “calling.” Every Christian’s calling is to be God’s person–to seek and love him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. God calls us through the gospel (2 Thessalonians 2,14), yet, after 40 plus years of doing this […]
Authors : Grady King
Tags : Leadership Encouragement
by Jim Martin I was a young minister who was eager, passionate, and committed to ministry. I was also keeping a counseling schedule that was intense and demanded long hours. I was seeing people not only from our congregation, but also from other congregations in our community. Afternoons were often difficult and emotionally raw listening […]
Authors : General, Jim Martin
Tags : Mentoring
by Grady King – I went to high school with friends who were Creek Indian. Their burial grounds were sacred. They were no mere cemeteries—simply holes in the ground. These sacred burial sites were a blend of Indian traditions, fused with Christianity and the spirits of the “old ones” were respected in this sacred ground. […]
Authors : Grady King
by Mark Frost – Author’s Note: The words, “From Transition to Transformation,” are part of the Interim Ministry Partners logo. This series of posts, based on 2 Corinthians 3:18, contains some of my reflections on how genuine transformation takes place, both in individual believers and in churches. Almost everyone has seen Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on […]
Authors : Mark Frost
by Grady King – We don’t fail. We learn. These five words give hope thanks to my missional friend, Pat Keifert. What are you learning as leader from failure? Most church leaders I know fight a sense of failure. No matter the public rhetoric of trusting God, working hard even those good day experiences, often […]
Authors : Grady King
by Greg Anderson – Matthew 22:36-40 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is […]
Authors : Greg Anderson
Tags : Church Assessment, Vision & Mission
by Greg Anderson – Have you ever been part of a team that is rowing in the same direction? It is a wonderful thing to experience. Everyone has embraced a specific vision and aligned head and heart with it. They have articulated a mission to help them get there. Enthusiasm is potent, all things seems […]
Authors : Greg Anderson
Tags : Leadership Encouragement
by Grady King – “Who created God?” That’s the sincere question of my new friend, Li., my new friend who sat next to me on a three hour plane ride home from Philadelphia. Li is 30 years old and is from China. He attended the University of Wisconsin and completed his Ph.D in chemical engineering […]
Authors : Grady King
Tags : Leadership Encouragement
by Mark Frost – We all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. –2 Corinthians 3:18 The promise of the gospel message is transformation. That expectation is expressed biblically by words like regeneration, new birth, new […]
Authors : Mark Frost
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