Blog (Page 63)

Blog (Page 63)

Church Shopping

Those who know me well are aware that one of my pet hates is ‘church shoppers’, individuals who like to ‘shop around’ to find a church best suited to ‘their needs.’ Never mind the fact that there is a struggling/dwindling evangelical church on their doorstep who would be mightily encouraged by a new face. I don’t know what the USA…

The Reformed Pastor (5)

The last time we looked at the manner in which a man must shepherd his flock. This time we look at some of the motivations which drive us to shepherd our local congregations. 1. ‘To be a bishop or a pastor is not to be set up as an idol for the people to bow to, or as idle “slow bellies,” to love to our fleshly delight and ease; but it is to be the guide…

What is a Godly Leader? (3)

Aubrey Malphurs, is his book, ‘Planting Growing Churches’ says this: ‘Christian leaders are Godly persons (character) who know where they are going (vision) and have followers (influence)’ (p126) Having mentioned vision I move on to my final part, ‘influence.’ Influence A man of Godly character who has some sense of the direction he is going in, will,…

Identifying Future Leaders & Preachers

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/24051300] This is interesting. My issue is how we identify not only potential preachers/pastors but ‘full-time workers’ also. For instance, as non egalitarians how do we identify women for the pastoral role in the particular context of a place like Niddrie and then ensure they get good training? At the moment we are trying to build a…