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Category Archives: Leadership
On Selecting Elders, part 1
Surely, one of the most fateful moments in a church’s history is when new elders are appointed. As new men are added to the mix, an eldership’s personality subtly, sometimes dramatically, changes. It’s essential that the changes be for the … Continue reading
More on Building Christ-like Teams, continued
[continued from previous post] Not insisting that all committee members work. In the typical church committee, 5 or more members show up to express opinions and the chair does all the work. This is neither fair nor smart. I see … Continue reading
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More on Building Christ-like Teams
Okay, okay. I know everyone hates committees, but they’re a fact of church life. Refusing to think seriously about them only makes them worse. Let’s discuss some other mistakes we often make in our committee systems. Making the committee too … Continue reading
Building Christ-like Teams at Church
Doing church is all about committee work, you know. It’s other stuff, too, of course, but there’s no escaping the committees. We call them “teams” at my church–it’s just so very modern to do so–but they’re still committees. Elderships are … Continue reading
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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
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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
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The moderate church, Part 1
Some churches are thoroughly progressive, with progressive elders, staff, and members–at least, most of them. Some churches are thoroughly conservative, with conservative elders, staff, and members–at least, most of them. But most are not. Most are something else. Let’s call … Continue reading
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Adult Bible Class Myths: The students aren’t listening
Myth # 7. When the students look like they aren’t listening, they aren’t listening. I was in the mall a few years ago … I only go about once a year … and a woman ran up to me with … Continue reading
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The Abuse of Matthew 18:15-17
Across the country, some ministers are insisting that no one may complain about them to the elders. Rather, they say, Matthew 18:15-17 says that it’s sin for a church member to complain to the elders about their job performance–and a … Continue reading
Preliminary Thoughts on a New Approach to Adult Education
My church is experimenting with a new approach to adult education. As mentioned in the previous post, we have age group classes with rotating teachers. The difficulty we’ve faced has been maintaining consistently high quality. This isn’t for lack of … Continue reading
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