In 1 Timothy 3, the apostle Paul gives us the irreducible minimums, the must-have character qualifications for church leadership. But there are other, often-overlooked characteristics that effective church leaders share. Here are eight by which to evaluate your service in the church:
1. Can I handle information correctly? Information is power; someone fit for leadership will handle information as if ...
At times, every church leader must make a difficult decision that will affect others—and the life of the church. Will it be a decision of integrity? Unclear motives could cloud one's ability to make the right choice. It may be helpful to pass potential decisions through an ethical screen that asks the following questions:
1. Is this for the glory of God, or does it simply enhance my self-interest? ...
Teaching That Motivates Relevance and humility help adult students identify with you. Howard Hendricks
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Nothing moves listeners more than their reality, experience, emotions, and struggles. They don't want to hear something new as much as something relevant to them. They want to feel, This teacher understands me. There are several things we can do to help people identify with us.
Tell It Like It Is
Shun euphemisms, candy coating, fluff, and the party line. Few identify with baloney and PR. Telling it ...
Urgent care situations require a response from church leaders. This overview outlines major steps you should take in addressing a child's disability diagnosis. These steps are explored in greater depth and detail in the remainder of this packet.
Immediate Concerns
A disability diagnosis can usher in a host of medical decisions, as well as a crisis that is spiritual and emotional. Make yourself available to the family as it processes this shocking news and begins to assemble a new outlook on life.
What Parents Want You to Know How to respond when an unexpected event clouds a child’s future development by Matt Branaugh
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I still remember the sickly sensation I felt in the pit of my stomach early one Sunday morning after the doctor and nurse tending to our newborn daughter, Mattea, knocked on our hospital room door. Rather than bringing her back to us for her morning feeding, they entered our room without her and told us there were some things we needed to talk about.
During the night, Mattea suddenly began having small ...
Stigmata: a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation. —Based on The Random House Unabridged Dictionary (Random House, 2006)
The world of "the disabled" is hidden to the eyes of most people who are able-bodied. We who are considered able simply zoom on in life with nary a thought about what a disability or physical limit is, or whether or not we could soon be living ...
"Ministering" and "with" belong together. "With" speaks of an attitude. Using the word to suggests the person doing the ministry offers his service to the family. With, on the other hand, implies both the minister and the participant of the ministry are equals. Church families experiencing disability are not mission fields. They are friends facing a new challenge and wanting acceptance from their ...
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