'Niddrie Community Church' Tagged Posts (Page 44)

'Niddrie Community Church' Tagged Posts (Page 44)

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…

What is a Godly Leader (2)

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 discussed the importance of character in part 1 I would like to say a few things about ‘vision.’ Vision This is a big thing in Christian circles today.…