Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Leading as If You’re Already Gone
I remember someone telling me when I was a young leader. “You won’t really know the impact you’ve made on a group of people or a ministry you lead until at least 5 years after you’re gone.”
Brothers, Preach Your Heart Out — No Matter How Few People Are in the Room
To the glory of God, study and pray and preach with all your strength—no matter how many people are in the room.
The Folly of ‘Looking for Community’
One cannot “find” community, because it isn’t something to be discovered. Community is never found, only built.
5 Responsibilities of Every Church Member
I suggest the following five responsibilities for every church member.
When #ChurchToo Happens at Your Church, Too
These five practices will help rebuild your church community in the aftermath of #churchtoo.
Packer on the Lord’s Prayer as Model Answers to God’s Questions
In Praying the Lord’s Prayer, J. I. Packer says the the Lord’s Prayer offers model answers to a series of questions God puts to us to shape our conversation with him.
Some Christians seize the smallest possible amount of power to declare themselves tastemakers. They call men and women to follow them under the banner of discernment and purity, yet forget what the music of the gospel sounds like.
My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: Dallimore Ran
God never wastes suffering, and pastoral suffering is no exception.
