The spiritual gift of encouragement is more than cheerleading or advice giving. It’s one of those essential spiritual gifts that people don't tend to notice they need until they get it. This gift is very important especially to spiritual leadership, which can become very lonely and...
As I mentioned in my previous two posts, I don’t know quite how it happened but John and Carol Wimber took a liking to my wife and I. For some crazy reason that to this day I’ll never quite understand, they treated us like family....
The ideas for this series of posts have grown out of a training seminar Mike teaches called Power With A Purpose. If you’re interested in finding out more about it drop him a line at [email protected] Don't Throw Out The Baby With The Bathwater I’ve been around...
The term missional has gone viral. It’s everywhere. It’s trendy to talk about “being missional”. But what does it actually mean? Unfortunately all the buzz around this term has blurred its meaning. Some think its code for starting a bunch of new church activities when you’re...
How have I managed to last in the ministry? I’ve saved the most important thing for last… I’ve been able to keep going in the ministry by keeping my priorities straight. The ministry has a way of messing-up priorities. You figure that because it’s God’s business,...
Being A Good Team Player I’ve already written on how important having friends are to lasting in the ministry in a previous post. Their personal support is invaluable. But having friends doesn’t necessarily mean you can work well with others. Some leaders may be good at...
Keeping Humble When I think about how I’ve been able to do well and last in the ministry I inevitably have to talk about humility. Of all the unnatural but necessary virtues that the Spirit has been hard at work developing in me, humility has been...
Friends When it comes to lasting in the ministry there are some things only God can do like spiritual gifting and other things only we can do, like developing good close friendships. An ironic thing about the ministry is that even though it’s a people business...
I’m often asked how I’ve managed to last in the ministry? My cursory answer is something like, “Fortunate and very blessed I guess.” But really there’s more to it and that’s what I want to share about in this series of posts Keeping It Real I don’t...
5. What Does Being Missional Mean To You? Pointing people towards Jesus...