Church members desire to grow spiritually. Yet many pastors have experienced a painful reality. One pastor once confessed, “Even though …
Giving and Receiving
I recently came across a book titled Give and Take by Adam Grant, published in 2013. The title immediately caught …
General vs Particular Care
One of the key concepts of the Lay Pastors Ministry is the distinction between general care and particular care. The …
Extrinsic to Intrinsic Motivation
As I have observed over the years, the needs of people change as they mature. About fifteen years ago, many …
Failure as a Teacher
There are two broad categories of leadership and personal-development books. One kind tells us how successful people achieved success in …
Example: The Most Difficult Part of PACE
What does it really mean to be an example? Can anyone become an example? If so, how? Is it easy? …
Equipping Your Own Church vs. Training at a Training Center
There is an important difference between training at a Training Center and equipping people in your own church. At a …
Emotional vs Intellectual People
In ministry, I have found that there are two different kinds of people who often contribute in very different ways: …
DWYSYWD in Ministry
Do What You Said You Would Do The title of today’s article is an English expression: DWYSYWD—“Do What You Said …
Diversity and Organizational Strategies
Recently, I read the English book A Peacock in the Land of Penguins, which describes the difficulties of entering an …