The Ministry of Telling the Truth
It’s important to bear with others, but it’s also important to tell the truth to each other. I love this story from a pastor in Florida:
As I sat with my
Church
The Ministry of Bearing With One Another
I’ve been preaching a lot on relationships these past months. I’ve been amazed at how realistic the Bible is about relationships within the body. You don’t get an unrealistic view
The Size of Your Church
Rework
is written for businesses, but I found this section to be very useful in thinking about churches as well.
People ask, “How big is your company?” It’s small talk, but they’
The Dumpy Restaurant with the Great Food
You sometimes hear people argue that people make their mind up about a church in the first two or three minutes. People decide whether to return to a church, they say, long before
Relational Guidelines for Leaders
I was really encouraged by the time I spent at St. Paul’s Bloor Street this past summer while I was on sabbatical.
While we were there I noticed a set of principles