Category Archives: Leadership

The Advantage: Patrick Lencioni’s Latest Book

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Long-time readers will recall that I’m a big fan of Patrick Lencioni’s work, especially The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable and Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into … Continue reading →

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Creation 2.0: Shepherding 2.0, Part 5

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We need to turn to Ezekiel 34, which lies behind most of the “shepherd” passages in the New Testament (along with, of course, Psalm 23) It’s not easily applied directly to church elders, because Ezekiel is speaking of a nation, … Continue reading →

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Creation 2.0: Shepherding 2.0, Part 4

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We need to continue with Jesus’ teaching in John 10 — (John 10:11-13 ESV)  11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.  12 He who is a hired hand and not a … Continue reading →

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Creation 2.0: Shepherding 2.0, Part 3

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Now, obviously, the scriptures don’t require all elders to have doctorates in theology, but clearly they are required to know the gospel well enough to teach its basics to the members. (Tit 1:9 ESV) 9 He must hold firm to the … Continue reading →

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Creation 2.0: Shepherding 2.0, Part 2

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Jay F Guin

There are, of course, many other passages that speak to the role of elders/overseers/shepherds. I want to focus here on the “shepherd” passages, but I want to approach them from a somewhat unconventional direction. We begin with — (Deu 8:2-3 … Continue reading →

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Creation 2.0: Shepherding 2.0, Part 1

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We Americans are free-enterprise, consumers deep in our bones. Therefore, we drink deeply from the well of retail. “The customer is always right.” “Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.” “Thirty days free trial!” We sell Christianity by trying to make … Continue reading →

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Legal Conclusions from Licking Baptist Church, Part 3

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Jay F Guin

An element of the Licking Baptist Church case that’s not been commented on in the media is the significance of 1 Corinthians 6 on such disputes — (1Co 6:1-8 ESV)  When one of you has a grievance against another, does … Continue reading →

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Legal Conclusions from Licking Baptist Church, Part 2

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Jay F Guin

As we considered in the last post, after the girls raped or molested by the associate pastor of the Licking Baptist Church were disfellowshipped by the church, the pastor pled guilty and served seven years in prison. The girls, when … Continue reading →

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Legal Conclusions from Licking Baptist Church, Part 1

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Licking Baptist Church is a small congregation in Hebron, Ohio, founded in 1807. It has no website that I can find.  And some terrible things happened there. As one blogger explains, In 2005, Pastor Lonnie “Joe” Aleshire Jr. admitted to … Continue reading →

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Leadership: The National Association of Evangelicals Issues Code of Ethics for Pastors

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jay F Guin

The National Association of Evangelicals has issued a code of ethics for pastors. It deals with integrity, trustworthiness, purity, accountability, and fairness. Read the code. Do you agree with the principles? What’s missing? Should a minister sign?

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