Entries from Off the Agenda tagged with: meditation
My second ministry position was a lesson in the danger of being a visionary. The church was a two or three-year-old plant when I joined the staff, and it was full of life. We held services in a coffee...
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community, compromise, failure, meditation, missional, spiritual gifts, vision,
May 25, 2008
Closing the Curtains on a Ministry
A seasoned pastor explains how his church goes about shutting down a program.
Ministries close down. Programs come to an end earlier than expected. No one enjoys these events. Perhaps the people who have to pull the plug enjoy them least of all. It still happens, however, and ending a ministry can even...
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leadership, meditation, stewardship,
Matthew 4:2: "Jesus fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards, he was famished." It was then that "the tempter came." What an understatement. When you haven't eaten for almost six weeks, you're not just famished, you're dangerously weak. Your...
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leadership, meditation, quiet time,
February 25, 2008
Listening to God's Word
We must strive to live in confident expectation of God’s voice.
This week, BuildingChurchLeaders.com and some of our sister sites are joining to think seriously about Scripture. An exciting foray into this topic begins with an interactive assessment: The Hermeneutics Quiz, by Scot McKnight. This quiz will give you an insightful...
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Bible study, devotions, meditation, prayer, quiet time,
Last spring a man came to see me. It was the beginning of Lent, the original "40 Days of Purpose-Filled Repentance." "Pastor," he said, "I want to confess my sins." And in tears, he spoke honestly and openly about the...
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devotions, failure, meditation, pastors, prayer, quiet time,
October 23, 2007
Before Ministry Life Burns You Out
Time alone with God--not better time management--is the key to healthier leadership
As I prepared to leave for a recent speaking engagement, I realized how tired I was, how desperate I was for my own experience of intimacy with God, and how much I needed the very things I would be guiding...
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burnout, devotions, meditation, prayer, quiet time,
Off The Agenda: Conversations for Building Church Leaders is a blog where people in church leadership positions — pastors, staff members, and volunteers, among others — gather for discussion, where they encourage, equip, and prepare each other for the joys and challenges...
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administration, Bible study, boards, budget, buildings, burnout, children's ministry, community, compromise, current events, devotions, difficult people, elections, evangelism, failure, family, fund-raising, giving, hiring, legal, liability, mediation, meditation, men's ministry, missional, missions, money, multimedia, outreach, pastors, politics, pop culture, prayer, quiet time, recruiting, risk, sample forms, seniors, small groups, spiritual gifts, staff, stewardship, study, team, technology, time management, tithing, training, vision, volunteers, women's ministry, worship,
October 15, 2007
Rev. Lynne M. Baab
Lynne M. Baab served in pastoral roles in two Presbyterian congregations in Seattle and is currently lecturer in pastoral theology at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. She is the author of several books, including Fasting: Spiritual Freedom...
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burnout, community, devotions, meditation, pastors, prayer, quiet time, staff, team, training, volunteers,
October 15, 2007
Ruth Haley Barton
Ruth Haley Barton is co-founder and president of The Transforming Center, a ministry dedicated to caring for the souls of pastors and the congregations they serve. She is a teacher, spiritual director, and retreat leader trained through the Shalem Institute...
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October 15, 2007
Chris Blumhofer
Chris Blumhofer is assistant editor for BuildingChurchLeaders.com, where he began working in February 2006. In his role, Chris coordinates and edits many of the articles and training downloads that reach Building Church Leaders' customers. Chris attends College Church in Wheaton,...
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October 15, 2007
Mark Buchanan
Mark Buchanan is an author and pastor living on Vancouver Island with his wife, Cheryl, and their three children, Adam, Sarah, and Nicola. Mark graduated from the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing Department, and he holds a master’s degree...
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Bible study, devotions, evangelism, family, meditation, pastors, prayer, quiet time, training,
October 15, 2007
Sam O'Neal
Sam O’Neal is managing editor of the Discipleship Team at Christianity Today International, where he works primarily with small-groups resources. He is a contributor to Leadership journal, Ignite Your Faith, and Christianity Today....
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