I hope that the immediate answer is that “yes, Jesus is my anchor.”. However, I’m thinking of something slightly different here. Most good football teams have a player whose position is “anchor midfield” or sometimes “holding midfield.” Their job is to sit in front of the defence, protecting the back four. They anticipate danger, break… Continue reading Do you have an anchor?
Category: Leadership
Men and women in church leadership revisited
I recently picked up on Evangelical Times’ article and podcsst about women teaching and preaching. As I noted, the podcast doesn’t really offer us a Biblical case for the position and assertions taken. However, some people do, in the You Tube comments section attempt to have a discussion about what the Bible says. One claim… Continue reading Men and women in church leadership revisited
Recruiting a new pastor: What to look for when listening to them preach
Some jobs give the candidate opportunity to demonstrate one of the core skills. Whilst it is very difficult to observe a counsellor or engineer in action, you can observe a teacher at work and you can check out whether or not a potential pastor can preach. Of course there is always the risk that the… Continue reading Recruiting a new pastor: What to look for when listening to them preach
Are fewer people going into Gospel ministry?
I have heard anecdotal comments made a few times to the effect that fewer people are going into Gospel/pastoral ministry. This includes seeing the statement made on blogs/podcasts and in mainstream Christian media articles. I hear of churches that go for a long time without being able to fill a post but then I’m also… Continue reading Are fewer people going into Gospel ministry?
The pastor’s job interview
I’m continuing to share thoughts on how to approach recruitment of new pastors and I thought ti might be worth homing in on the interview. Now, remember that I write as someone who favours a relational approach and developing leaders from within. However, many churches may still find that they need to look outside of… Continue reading The pastor’s job interview
Recruiting well. Appointing new pastors.
One of the ways in which elders take responsibility for providing and protecting is by recruiting well, whether that is into a leadership position in the church from within, such as appointing additional elders and ministry leaders or it is recruiting people to join the staff team including a paid pastor. Now, I have come… Continue reading Recruiting well. Appointing new pastors.
People in your church that you should be talking about at elders/leaders meetings
I recently saw a post from Steve Kneale about who you should talk about at elders’ meetings. I did not disagree with the post but rather I thought it might be helpful to show another way of cutting things. Those moving in These are people who are new to the church or not yet members. … Continue reading People in your church that you should be talking about at elders/leaders meetings
Elders have a crucial responsibility
We often think of elders being responsible for providing for the church, ensuring that the congregation are led, pastorally cared for, fed with God’s Word. There is however a crucial responsibility which gets less attention. In Acts 20:28-31 addressing the Ephesia elders, Paul says: Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy… Continue reading Elders have a crucial responsibility
Are we really at a turning point for women in ministry?
Paul Smith has written an article for Evangelical Times claiming that the Evangelical Church is at a turning or tipping point when it comes to men and women in ministry. He has also participated in a podcast discussion with the editor Mike Judge. The article is behind a paywall so I’ve not been able to… Continue reading Are we really at a turning point for women in ministry?
Shepherds for sale?
Megan Basham has recently written a book called “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders traded the truth for a leftist agenda” I was recently asked whether I thought that this was true about the UK Evangelical church too. Here’s the answer I gave. If you want to read Megan’s book, it is available from Amazon.
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