November 2017 Issue

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Pavel Goia

Leaders are called to love God and His work more than self and love people and serve them.

The crucial ingredient in pastoral leadership1

Steve Greene

Leading with love. “The greatest of these...” is tragically omitted when speaking about leadership. Learn from the Greatest how love builds relationships and develops leaders.

Leading with love. “The greatest of these...” is tragically omitted when speaking about leadership. Learn from the Greatest how love builds relationships and develops leaders.

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Seven rules for pastoral interns

Stanley E. Patterson

Starting right. Paul said, “I have fought a good fight; I have finished my course; I have kept the faith” (2 Tim. 4:7). Learn how to end your leadership right, by starting it right.

Starting right. Paul said, “I have fought a good fight; I have finished my course; I have kept the faith” (2 Tim. 4:7). Learn how to end your leadership right, by starting it right.

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Finding Ezra: Embracing the leader that you are

Mark LaFollette

Leading with authenticity. Read about how a pastor can utilize and mobilize the leadership qualities of others, while remaining true to his or her leadership style.

Leading with authenticity. Read about how a pastor can utilize and mobilize the leadership qualities of others, while remaining true to his or her leadership style.

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Ethics, stewardship, and the illusive hidden agenda1

Larry R. Evans

Leading with integrity. Compromise corrupts, integrity is essential. Without transparency and vision, the people perish. Leadership in ministry is about service, not serve us.

Leading with integrity. Compromise corrupts, integrity is essential. Without transparency and vision, the people perish. Leadership in ministry is about service, not serve us.

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Want better church board meetings?

Dan Serns

Leading with efficiency. Can church board meetings electrify and unify the leadership of your church? Are they your least favorite time? From now on, they don’t need to be.

Leading with efficiency. Can church board meetings electrify and unify the leadership of your church? Are they your least favorite time? From now on, they don’t need to be.

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Questions for pastors as they prepare for retirement

Bruce Manners

Ending right. Study this comprehensive checklist and countdown schedule for retirement, “lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified” (1 Cor. 9:27).

Ending right. Study this comprehensive checklist and countdown schedule for retirement, “lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified” (1 Cor. 9:27).

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The Power of the Word

Seth Hill

From our continuing revival and reformation series.

From our continuing revival and reformation series.

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Designed to Lead: The Church and Leadership Development

Michael G. Coleman

The Church and Leadership Development

The Church and Leadership Development

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Local church apologizes publicly to its pastors AUSTRALIA—The South New South Wales (SNSW) Conference session began with a reconciliation ceremony and a public apology from a church to its ministers. Griffith church publicly repented and apologized for the way they had treated their pastors in the past, extending their apology to the conference and their fellow churches. “We have sinned against God, the South New South Wales Conference, our sister churches,… Continue reading...

Zeno L. Charles-Marcel

We should love God and His children enough to be as healthy as we can be.