by Amanda Box Church leaders have no small task in finding a way forward for our church families. There will always be intense controversies and difficult challenges on every front. That’s part of what it means to lead people who care deeply and who aren’t shy about saying so. In these moments, when leaders […]
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by Kaley Ihfe At this moment, trust between people feels fragile and sometimes impossible. We have information coming at us constantly that is meant to evoke outrage or fear – no matter what side of the political aisle we are on. It doesn’t take much for disagreement to turn into suspicion or for differences […]
Authors : Kaley Ihfe
by Jon Anderson Until we moved to another city a few years ago, my wife and I were part of a large church for over 25 years. For the last 14 of those years, I served as an elder. During that time, our church went through several critical seasons. Two of those seasons went […]
Authors : Jon Anderson
by Brad Cox We are living in a politically charged season marked by sharp disagreements, quick judgments, and a constant pull to choose sides. Unfortunately, in many ways the church has found itself in a similar season. Topics that used to be cut and dry are suddenly up for discussion. Members in the same […]
Authors : Brad Cox
by Carlus Gupton Many church leaders today feel exhausted. The emotional temperature of public life seems to rise every year. Social media amplifies outrage. News cycles accelerate conflict. Cultural debates once confined to politics now spill directly into congregational life. Elders and ministers who entered ministry to shepherd people toward Christ increasingly find themselves […]
Authors : Carlus Gupton
by Steven Carrizal The pastoral role of church leaders is a calling that puts us on holy ground as we are invited into a space of vulnerability. It is also a role for which it is easy to continually feel ill-equipped no matter how much training or experience a leader has in such situations. From […]
Authors : Steven Carrizal
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