Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
7 Disastrous Results of Letting Your Personal Fulfillment Drive Your Ministry
The problem is that pastors often use ministry for their own personal fulfillment and success. 7 disastrous results follow.
How to Respond When People Aren’t Responding
It would be wise for us to evaluate why people are not responding to the direction in which we are seeking to lead. Instead of looking to find the problem in the people, we should first examine our own leadership. Here are the three essentials that are necessary for effective communication which apply to leadership.
Reading a book seems like a pretty straightforward task, doesn’t it? And in some cases, it is. If you’re reading purely for entertainment or leisure, it certainly can be that easy. There is another kind of reading, though, in which we at least attempt to glean something of value from the book in our hands (whether in paper or tablet form). In that instance, you might be surprised to learn that it is not as simple as opening the book and reading the words.
An Alternative to the TGC and T4G statements of SGM
Alternative to the content of public statements by T4G and TGC men who recently made statements about the sexual abuse cover-up and conspiracy allegations surrounding C.J. Mahaney and Sovereign Grace Ministries
Should We Stop Saying, “The Church Hurt Me”?
Its a common statement that we hear quite often. Usually it’s raised in discussions of church membership. People want to know how to help a wounded friend or family member re-engage the church. Or, they’re the ones who have been hurt and they’re wrestling with whether church is worth it. Some want to be convinced to join a church and others want to be told it’s okay to leave.
Why Some of the World’s Most Productive People Have Empty Schedules
In order to do your work, Ashton observed, you must have time:
“Wipe away the magic and myth of creating and all that remains is work … No matter what you read, no matter what they claim, nearly all creators spend nearly all their time on the work of creation. There are few overnight successes and many up-all-night successes.”
Of Summer’s Lease and Sabbath-Song
Here is a remarkable thing about the Christian faith: we have a God who commands us to rest. Our God commands us to hold still, to cease from labor, to actively enter into response not merely as a means to regain our strength, but as an act of worship.
10 Unconventional Habits to Live Distraction-Less
We live distracted lives and our ability to focus, create, and accomplish suffers significantly. It is increasingly clear that distractions are not going away on their own. Instead, the responsibility is ours to live attentive, intentional lives in a world of distraction. This is a goal we must continue to seek.
To live life with less distraction, consider implementing one or more of these 10 unconventional habits.
