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Category Archives: Leadership
Clergy & Laity: Why doesn’t the minister have any friends at church?
As I’ve said before, I’ve never been in full-time ministry. But I’ve hung around ministers and ministers’ kids all my life. And I’ve observed that many ministers struggle to make friends. Think about your home congregation. Who are your preacher’s … Continue reading
Clergy & Laity: Further Thoughts on: And he wants Mondays off?! (Part 2)
[This is a bit rambling, but I’m fighting a virus and that’s how the thoughts flow, you know.] I’d add a fourth incontrovertible principle — 4. We ask the wrong things from our members, and so we ask the wrong … Continue reading
Clergy & Laity: Further Thoughts on: And he wants Mondays off?! (Part 1)
[Please remember as this series proceeds that I’ve been involved in church leadership for a very long time and get calls and emails from churches all over the place. Please don’t take any of my comments as being pointed at … Continue reading
Leadership: On Getting Volunteers
My wife is perhaps the world’s foremost expert in getting church people to volunteer. She heads our cradle roll program — class for kids from old-enough-to-sit-up to two years. And she needs a lot of people to hold crying babies, … Continue reading
Clergy & Laity: And he wants Mondays off?!
If you want to hear some strong opinions from elders, don’t ask about instrumental music or speaking in tongues; ask about the preacher’s weekday day off. It’s becoming customary for ministers to expect a day off during the Monday through … Continue reading
Clergy & Laity: If he’d ever had a real job, he’d know how unrealistic his preaching is!
This is a tough one. One great advantage of having a fulltime preacher is that they are fulltime. Of course. But this is also a disadvantage because it gives the members the opportunity to rationalize away the preacher’s demands. After … Continue reading
Clergy & Laity: Thoughts on the Last Post, Part 2 (Accountability)
Should the minister be accountable to the elders for how he uses his time? Accountable for results only? Not accountable at all? Well, let’s start with some principles. Principle 1: People fill gaps in their knowledge in the most pathological … Continue reading
Clergy & Laity: Thoughts on the Last Post, Part 1 (The Preacher Pattern)
As I expected, the readers’ comments on the last post in this series have been insightful, helpful, and utterly inconsistent with each other. The inconsistency is entirely understandable, as I feel a bit conflicted myself. And I admit to a … Continue reading
Clergy & Laity: What does the preacher do for a living? How many hours does he really work?
Part 1: The annual review It’s the new preacher’s first annual review. The elders are trying hard to be wise and godly, but it’s a business-sort of meeting that’s about business sorts of things. The minister has performed well in … Continue reading
Clergy & Laity: Introduction
We in the Churches of Christ are about as low church as you can get. We even claim to have no clergy — because every member is a minister. We refuse to allow our preachers to be called “pastor,” and … Continue reading
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