Ur Video: Dave Kraft on Celebrity Pastors
February 29, 2012 12:00 AM
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SGM-Gate Case Closed
February 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Last year former leaders within Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM) came forward with accusations against the group's president, C.J. Mahaney. As reported on this blog, Mahaney was accused of "various expressions of pride, unentreatability, deceit, sinful judgment and hypocrisy." In order...
Ur Video: C.J. Mahaney on Humility
July 26, 2011 12:00 AM
This video featuring C.J. Mahaney and James MacDonald was produced by The Gospel Coalition last summer. Given the current accusations against Mahaney and the mess unfolding at Sovereign Grace Ministries, the comments in this video take on new meaning....
C.J. Mahaney, Pride, and SGM-gate
July 22, 2011 12:00 AM
The hurricane of news and accusations swirling around Sovereign Grace Ministries is moving too fast for many of us to keep up with. The story has become so big and complicated that some blogs have actually dubbed it "SGM-gate." Earlier...
Ur Video: Perry Noble on Responding to Critics
November 18, 2009 12:00 AM
How should you and your church respond to critics? Perry Noble has some experience with the subject and some wisdom to share....
More from Chuck Swindoll...
October 9, 2009 11:33 AM
1) Whatever you do, do more with others and less alone 2) Whenever you do it, emphasize quality not quantity. 3) Wherever you go, do it the same as if you were among those who know you best. 4) Whoever...
Malcolm Gladwell: What's More Dangerous than Incompetence?
October 8, 2009 1:26 PM
Malcolm Gladwell told the story of the battle of Chancellorsville, VA, in which General “Fighting Joe” Hooker maneuvers his Union Army to encircle the Confederate Army on three sides, and then delivers a speech to his troops: “God Almighty Himself...
Nancy Ortberg on the Seduction & Myths of Influence
October 7, 2009 3:37 PM
Nancy Ortberg, founding partner of Teamworx2 and editorial advisor and contributor to Gifted for Leadership and Kyria.com, spoke on powerful themes inspired by her books, "Unleashing the Power of Rubber Bands" and "Looking for God."...
Catalyst Day 1: A Lab on Your Heart Condition
October 7, 2009 10:47 AM
Mark Batterson led off the Catalyst lab sessions with a few words from his upcoming book Primal, which led into a reflection on the foundation of ministry. (Kevin Miller was across the room blogging this session as well, and...
Pastors or Personalities?
February 5, 2009 12:00 AM
I think I was in college when I first saw that title of a magazine that brazenly called itself SELF, and it was so bold it could have been called SELF! Nurtured in a theology that drew its juices from...
Rick Warren at Obama's Inaugural
December 22, 2008 12:00 AM
Unless you've been hibernating (which isn't a bad idea given the economy and weather lately), you know that President-elect Barack Obama has asked Rick Warren to pray at his inauguration. The news networks (apparently needing something controversial to fill up...
John Ortberg's Lessons from the Election
November 11, 2008 12:00 AM
by John Ortberg My son has a bumper sticker on his car that reads: "I poke badgers with spoons." Its significance is not self-evident to everybody who reads it, so let me tell you the story. It comes from a...
Decision '08
October 17, 2008 9:14 AM
Election time again and, once more, we face a big decision. No, not the decision about our vote. That one is big, but this one is even bigger. It's the decision about our integrity. I watch in amazement as...
Church Pirates Beware (Part 2)
June 20, 2008 12:00 AM
UrL: Some people are taking issue with the idea that a pastor's sheep can be stolen because the sheep really belong to Christ. Where do you think the church member's loyalty should reside - with Christ, the church, the pastor,...
Ed Young Jr: Church Pirates Beware
June 13, 2008 12:00 AM
When I posted the "church pirate" video on my blog last month, I knew there would be response. I hoped there would be. And based on the amount of response I've received, this topic is one that reaches deep and...
Preaching to Express, not Impress
November 15, 2007 12:00 AM
Fred Smith was featured in the very first issue of Leadership published in 1980. Since then the businessman, Bible teacher, and sage as written more than 37 articles, and his insights have guided thousands of pastors. Fred's definition of leadership...
The Ten Deadly Sins of Preaching
February 7, 2007 12:00 AM
Monday was a great day to leave Chicago. The wind-chill was thirty degrees below zero and the Bears had just lost the Super Bowl. This week I'm in sunny San Diego for the National Pastors Convention. Although the main sessions...
Does Ministry Fuel Addictive Behavior?
November 16, 2006 12:00 AM
In a recent issue of Leadership, Sally Morgenthaler shared the story of her husband’s sexual addiction that resulted in a felony conviction and years in prison. Through that painful experience, Morgenthaler came to see how pastoral ministry can actually contribute...
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: Clergy holiness codes miss the point
September 20, 2006 12:00 AM
Last week a study was released by economists called "No Booze? You May Lose." Researches found that people who drink alcohol make more money and may have an advantage in social settings. But does the same hold true for pastors?...
Jesus Leaders Part 2: Pastors at their best
September 18, 2006 12:00 AM
What makes a good pastor? In seminary I was told a good pastor knows Greek and Hebrew. Church elders told me a good pastor keeps the budget in the black and people in the pews. In part two of his...
Jesus Leaders: What pastors were meant to be
September 12, 2006 12:00 AM
Pastors have an image problem. Despite the growing number of celebrity pastors on television, radio, and bookstore shelves, the wider culture's respect for clergy has been declining for generations. Jim Martin, pastor of Crestview Church of Christ in Waco, Texas,...
Word for Word: what is driving pastors to plagiarize?
August 1, 2006 12:00 AM
The New York Times ran the story last week of a high-profile pastor busted for plagiarizing sermons, and his congregation's willingness to forgive him. Trying to explain what led to his behavior, Rev. Jackson says: "It's a pattern you get...
Catalyst Dispatch: Andy Stanley on Integrity
October 7, 2005 12:11 PM
(Here's a post from Cory Whitehead, editor of the Building Church Leaders newsletter, one our Leadership guys on site at the Catalyst conference here in Atlanta.) Integrity. We hear all about it today, or at least the lack thereof. Enron,...
8,000 Whoopee! cushions
October 6, 2005 10:40 AM
Hello from the Catalyst conference in Atlanta. I just heard a new Guiness World Record set: more than 8,000 people sitting on Whoopee cushions simultaneously. It was explosive! I am hopeful that the rest of the Catalyst conference will be...