by Bob | Aug 13, 2011 | 4E Ministry Training Strategy, Equipping Counselors for Your Church, Pastoral Ministry
The Biblical Servant Pastor Not the Mega-Star During the early days of television, two shows dominated the airwaves. One was on Tuesday night and the other aired on Sunday evening. Initially the most popular of the two shows was The Texaco Star Theatre hosted by...
by Bob | Jul 29, 2011 | David Powlison, Ed Welch, Parenting, Pastoral Ministry, Paul Tripp
Five to Live By Linking you to the top 5 Christian blog posts of the week—posts that provide robust, rich, and relevant insights for living. Are You an Astronaut or an Archeologist? Paul Tripp discusses how when we are young we are astronauts looking ahead to each...
by Bob | Jul 26, 2011 | Christian Living, Pastoral Ministry, Relationships
How Do We Relate? What were relationships like in the culture of the Roman Empire when the New Testament was written? Relationships were decidedly one-sided. Persons with power ruled with an iron hand over those who were powerless. “You know that the rulers of the...
by Bob | Jul 20, 2011 | Conflict Resolution, Pastoral Ministry, Spiritual Abuse
Spiritual Leadership and Humble Relationships: Part 4—Open Wide Your Heart Note: This is Part 4 of a blog mini-series asking, “How does Paul relate and respond to the Corinthians who criticize him, and what can we apply to our lives as leaders?” Read Part 1, Part 2,...
by Bob | Jul 19, 2011 | Conflict Resolution, Pastoral Ministry, Spiritual Abuse
Spiritual Leadership and Humble Relationships: Part 3—1 Corinthians 1:10-3:23 Note: This is Part 3 of a blog mini-series asking, “How does Paul relate and respond to the Corinthians who criticize him, and what can we apply to our lives as leaders?” Read Part 1 and...
by Bob | Jul 18, 2011 | Conflict Resolution, Pastoral Ministry
Spiritual Leadership and Humble Relationships: Part 2—1 Corinthians 4:1-5 In Part 1, we saw Paul (in 1 Corinthians 1:1-9) respond to his critics by saying: “First, I want you to know that you are sanctified and holy. Second, I always thank God for you because of his...
