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Category Archives: Leadership
Replanting a Church: Introduction
I have what they call a brown thumb. Some people have green thumbs. Mine is brown. It’s brown because every houseplant I touch winds up dead. You see, I figure plants need water and sunlight, which is true. But houseplants … Continue reading
Overseeing the Moderate Church: Part 3
This brings us to teaching. Moderate churches generally have a very weak educational program, because the doctrines that divide the church are off limits. Either one side dominates the classes and the other side doesn’t listen, or else the tough … Continue reading
Posted in Overseeing the Moderate Church, Uncategorized
Tagged All, church leadership, Church of Christ Links, elders
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Overseeing the Moderate Church: Part 2
In Part 1, we considered the difficulties of managing a moderate church, that is, a church that is divided between progressives and conservatives. While it’s not inevitable that such churches divide, they often do. The reason is almost always a … Continue reading
Posted in Overseeing the Moderate Church, Uncategorized
Tagged All, church leadership, Church of Christ Links, elders
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Overseeing the Moderate Church, Part 1
[This series from way back in March 2007, when there were maybe, oh, 30 readers, keeps getting attention because a lot of churches wrestle with these problems. I thought it might be helpful to re-run it, and I couldn’t help … Continue reading
Posted in Overseeing the Moderate Church, Uncategorized
Tagged All, church leadership, Church of Christ Links, elders, eldership
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Teaching Adult Bible Classes: How to Survive 1 Corinthians
I get emails — Jay, this year I’m teaching 1 Corinthians in one of our adult classes. And so I’ll get to address the thorny issues of divorce and remarriage and womens’ public role in the church. I’ve read your … Continue reading
Upgrading a Church of Christ Worship Service Without Buying a Guitar, Part IIB
How do we develop worship services where — (1 Cor 14:25b) [vistors] fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!” I have a theory, but God will show himself as he pleases. This is not to limit … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Worship/Assembly Planning
Tagged acappella worship, All, Church of Christ Links, worship service
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Upgrading a Church of Christ Worship Service Without Buying a Guitar, Part IIA
About 18 months ago, I wrote this post on how to upgrade an a cappella worship service. And then for some reason, just today it became a comment magnet. It’s not that surprising, really. This post has garnered around 4,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Worship/Assembly Planning
Tagged a cappella worship, All, Church of Christ Links, worship service
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Elders: An Introduction for Someone Not in the Churches of Christ
I get emails — Jay, I serve as a minister of an independent congregation outside the Churches of Christ that has no elders. I may soon become the senior pastor. Thus, I have been doing some research on church polity, … Continue reading
Preaching: What’s Not a Myth
We are continuing our consideration of an article by David Fitch, “3 Myths About Preaching Today,” posted in “Out of Ur.” The Kind of Preaching We Desperately Need The task of preaching is to proclaim truth. It is the moment … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 Myths About Preaching, All, Christianity Today, David Fitch, Out of Ur, preaching
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Preaching: Myth 3
We are continuing our consideration of an article by David Fitch, “3 Myths About Preaching Today,” posted in “Out of Ur.” MYTH 3: The Goal of Preaching is to Make the Bible Relevant We pastors, who are at the end … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 Myths About Preaching Today, All, Christianity Today, David Fitch, Out of Ur, preaching
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