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 […]
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Authors : Grady King
Tags : Leadership Encouragement
by Grady King – “Use your head, share your heart.” After four decades of church ministry, thirty two of them as a preacher I can honestly say that preaching still matters! I can also say without question that preaching is more difficult now that at anytime in my life. Information overload coupled with multi-sensory technology […]
Authors : Grady King
Tags : Leadership Encouragement
by Rhesa Higgins – Calligraphied on a pink plaque surrounded by hearts and flowers, this statement hung on my bedroom wall from infancy. As I entered high school, other plaques that representing successes in debate tournaments soon surrounded it. At the time, I didn’t appreciate the irony. Little girls in the United States, and especially in […]
Authors : Rhesa Higgins
by Grady King This is a continuation of our discussion On Finishing Well with additional characteristics of the Barnabas Life. Click here to read part 1. The Barnabas Life Rooted in the Word of the Lord. People wanted to hear what Barnabas had to say about the Word of the Lord on numerous occasions, and […]
Authors : Grady King
Tags : Leadership Encouragement
by Grady King What kind of men ought we to be? I think a lot about what it means to finish well in life. So many men become disengaged and cynical and relegate spiritual growth to simply being a good person and attending church occasionally. But this posture will not help us finish well. Finishing […]
Authors : Grady King
Tags : Leadership Encouragement
by Jim Martin How do you stay sane when there is so much craziness that surrounds ministry? Good question. Craziness is everywhere! It seems to be a constant in this broken, unredeemed world. Everyone has to deal with the brokenness of the world. Sometimes others’ brokenness can be sharp and jagged, cutting bystanders like broken […]
Authors : Jim Martin
Tags : Leadership Encouragement
by Jim Martin This morning, I’m thinking about you — a church leader. You may be a minister in some role in a congregation. Maybe you preach each Sunday. So much of what you do takes place away from public view. I suspect you are busy. You’ve glanced at this post to see if it […]
Authors : Jim Martin
Tags : Leadership Encouragement
The Golden Circle and Church I suggest most of our churches (and many of our leaders) are perfectly conditioned to be ordinary. We have been trained to “sell” our “product” based on What and How rather than Why. “Hey, we do church right here. Our name is right. Our organizational model is right. We worship […]
Authors : General
In 2009, Simon Sinek spoke to an audience of 50 people on the subject of “How great leaders inspire action.” TED (conferences on Technology, Entertainment, and Design) video-taped the event. From such humble beginnings, Sinek’s speech went on to become the second most-watched presentation on TED.com. If you haven’t see the speech, here’s the link. It’s […]
Authors : General
by Jim Martin “Do you feel appreciated in the congregation you serve?” It took this minister only seconds to answer his friend’s question. “No, I don’t feel appreciated. I feel taken for granted by my elders, my co-workers, and many people in our church.” He went on to say, “Now of course that is not […]
Authors : Jim Martin
Tags : Leadership Encouragement
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