Category Archives: Leadership

On the Spirit’s Ordination of Elders

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Jay F Guin

 I have a new article up at Wineskins: On the Spirit’s Ordination of Elders.

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Thom Rainer: Warning Signs of Ministerial Affairs

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Jay F Guin

The experts say that something like 30% of Christian pastors and ministers will, at some point in their careers, succumb to sexual temptation. It’s a shocking figure, but I think it’s about right. I have many friends in the ministry … Continue reading →

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Mark Love on Cynicism and Ministry Training

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Jay F Guin

Marvelous post by Mark Love: “Learning Without Cynicism” — We also try to take an appreciative stance in relation to the congregation. We do this in two or three deliberate ways. Part of it is built into our notion of … Continue reading →

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The Proper Posture for Worship, in Seven Moods, Part 4

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Jay F Guin

Mood, the Sixth  So what is the correct posture to listen to someone speak about Jesus? What is the correct posture for congregational singing? What is the right posture for eating a meal with Christian brothers and sisters? Perhaps we … Continue reading →

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The Proper Posture for Worship, in Seven Moods, Part 3

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Jay F Guin

Mood, the Fourth The normal posture of worship in the ancient Near East was prostration — as we can see in such passages as — (Gen 19:1 ESV) The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was … Continue reading →

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The Proper Posture for Worship, in Seven Moods, Part 2

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Jay F Guin

Mood, the Second Let’s start over. Rule 1: All football metaphors for worship are bad. I live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, home of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Football is our culture. It’s not part of our culture; it is our culture. And no football  season … Continue reading →

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The Proper Posture for Worship, in Seven Moods, Part 1

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — It is my belief that worship is more of a lifestyle than an event. That being said, have you ever written anything regarding body language/posture as we worship? I’m thinking of the broad spectrum of what I consider … Continue reading →

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Mark Love: Stupid Ministry Tricks, Part 2

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Jay F Guin

We’re continuing to consider some posts from Mark Love’s blog Dei-liberations. After Mark posted the article that we considered yesterday, he received some criticism of his statement that a sermon series is not an effective way to bring about change … Continue reading →

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Mark Love: Stupid Ministry Tricks, Part 1

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Jay F Guin

I’m quickly becoming a big fan of Mark Love’s blog Dei-liberations. For those who don’t know Mark, he is Director of the Resource Center for Missional Leadership at Rochester College. His work there includes directing a Master’s degree in missional leadership, working with existing … Continue reading →

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Deacons: A New Definition

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Jay F Guin

A few weeks ago, in a comment, Mike Cope referred me to Diakonia: Re-Interpreting the Ancient Sources by John N. Collins. In this book, Collins comprehensively surveys secular and Christian Greek literature to find the correct meaning of the terms diakonia … Continue reading →

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