Once you’ve made a decision about who to appoint as your new pastor/member of staff, there are still a few things to talk through and agree with them. These may be things that you already have planned for and stated in adverts and communications but you still need to be sit down and work these… Continue reading Appointing a new pastor -the things you need to agree in the contract.
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Thus says the Lord? Sufficiency and a response to Tom Forryan in Evangelicals Now
Tom Forryan describes a visit to a church. “It was the first Sunday of the year and we were visiting a large church in our town. After the service an enthusiastic young man came up and told me, ‘The Lord has shown me you are in full-time Christian ministry.’ (How did the Lord do that?… Continue reading Thus says the Lord? Sufficiency and a response to Tom Forryan in Evangelicals Now
Calling a new pastor -how do you get to know the right person?
So far in terms of the steps we’ve talked about, we’ve looked at things that we might classifiy as the traditional formal elements of recruitment, interviews and preaching. We’ve also looked at how you can do a bit more of a deep dive to research a person’s gifting, theological outlook etc through online research. However,… Continue reading Calling a new pastor -how do you get to know the right person?
Trump or Harris – how do you resolve the dilemma?
I know that this blog is written from a British context and primarily I engage with things affecting the local church here, I do have a lot of readers from other countries including the US. So, on the eve of the US Presidential election, I think it is worth saying something. There will be no… Continue reading Trump or Harris – how do you resolve the dilemma?
Are you meant to be church planting?
Regular readers will know that my big concern is to see churches planted in the West Midlands, especially in urban priority areas (inner city and estates). I would love to hear from anyone who might be interested. I’m not asking for people to turn up with a definitive plan. Rather, what I’d love to see… Continue reading Are you meant to be church planting?
Does the health of the church depend on the health of its colleges?
James Robson thinks so. In Evangelicals Now he quotes John Stott on this favourably. Do I agree? Well, I think that the answer is “yes and no” depending on what is meant. Stott was speaking from a perspective where Anglican clergy to a man (it was men for most of his life) went through formal… Continue reading Does the health of the church depend on the health of its colleges?
Nostalgia and jars of stones
Steve Kneale wrote recently in Evangelicals Now about the danger of nostalgia. He was responding to a recent spate of articles letters and blogs which seem to harp back to some golden era in the life of the church when churches held three teaching meetings a week and the pastor led all of them. David… Continue reading Nostalgia and jars of stones
Were we just Halloween lite?
With most events and activities, we tend to spend a bit of time planning before hand but also reflecting afterwards. Christmas tends to see a lot of up front planning and a lot of resources provided from outside, Easter not so much so. Halloween, reflecting perhaps our uncertainty of where it fits in tends to… Continue reading Were we just Halloween lite?
Interviewing a potential pastor: What do you ask them?
In an interview with a potential staff member or pastor, you have an opportunity to do two things, first to go over any questions arising from their application and secondly, to find out a bit more about their pastoral competency, what would they be like in a pastoral and counselling situation. So how do you… Continue reading Interviewing a potential pastor: What do you ask them?
Why the Reformation still matters
As well as being Halloween, the 31st October marks “Reformation Day.” It’s the anniversary of the day when Martin Luther launched his protest against the Catholic Church. Now, I don’t think that Reformation parties are likely to catch on or engage culturally as an alternative to Trick or Treating, so if you were planning one,… Continue reading Why the Reformation still matters
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