Losing Steam
Insightful article at Building Church Leaders: 3 Signs That Volunteers are Losing Steam.
When pastors are losing steam, they display the same symptoms.
When pastors are losing steam, they display the same symptoms.
Apostles and Earrings
I wonder if this belonged to one of the apostles? Simon the Zealot strikes me as the kind of guy who would wear an earring. I recall the time, when I was graduating from seminary, I received an invitation to start a new congregation in a college town. In the letter, they outlined the vision, the demographics of the community, and their expectations for the pastor. The letter ended with a p.s. -- "and of course, your wife will not be permitted to wear earrings." They forgot say anything about ME wearing earrings. For a while, I was tempted to go ahead, take the position, and get my ear pierced.
"People become turf protectors"
ReplyDelete"someone is too comfortable in his committee chair role"
When the above happens, a church/organization dies. The leaders start thinking it is their church/organization and forget about the real purpose.
Think about the dying churches whose board members have not changed in years or just passed positions among the same few families.