by Bob | Dec 14, 2006 | Church History, Mission, Pastoral Ministry, Vision
How to Ruin a Good Church or Para-Church Organization:Treat It Like a BusinessIn 2005, Jim Collins, author of the best-selling Good to Great, penned a brief but time-worthy monograph Good to Great and the Social Sector. His subtitle should say it all, Why Business...
by Bob | Dec 12, 2006 | Guiding, Healing, Reconciling, Sustaining, Women's Ministry
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by Bob | Dec 11, 2006 | Guiding, Healing, Reconciling, Soul Care, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Friendship, Sustaining
My Story of Spiritual Friendship In many ways, I entered the ministry of spiritual friendship “kicking and screaming.” In fact, I entered the “people-helping” field in that resistive fashion. Three decades ago, I entered seminary on the typical...
by Bob | Dec 10, 2006 | African American Soul Care, Beyond the Suffering, Church History, Soul Care, Spiritual Direction
Beyond the Suffering I’m excited to announce that Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction, my latest book, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com.To secure your copy, go...
by Bob | Dec 10, 2006 | Biblical Counseling, Christian Counseling, Guiding, Healing, Reconciling, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Friendship, Sustaining
Converging Streams, Mighty RiverBiblical counseling today is moving onto the right path. Perhaps a little history lesson (stay with me, history can be fasincation, honest; and I did say little”) would be helpful.One Anothering Spiritual FriendshipLong before our...