Book Review: Communicating for Change (Andy Stanley) I finished Andy Stanley’s book “Communicating for Change” about a month ago. It is now on my “must read again” list. In this book Andy shares some real tangible practices for communicating in a way that brings life change. This is not just […]
One thing you will hear almost any leadership guru say is that if you are not a “learner” you will not be an effective “leader”. I have taken that to heart over the past year and have challenged myself to become a better leader through learning. Over the next few […]
Last night I got to have an incredible time with some Russian pastors who are here in the US visiting. Hearing the many miracles that God has done in their lives increases my faith. Often our faith grows when we hear of what God is doing in other places. Sometimes […]
In my devotion time today, I was reading about Saul (Paul) in the book of Acts. It was almost as if I was reading it for the first time. Saul was a real nasty dude to the Christians. He went after Christians to throw them in prison. He was on […]
Myth#7 – Pastors should be at my disposal any time, day or night. It seems that people often view pastors as emotion or spiritual ER doctors. They should always be available when you have an emergency. Many pastors often feel “obligated” to meet the needs of their congregation whenever and […]
Myth #6 – Pastors never have doubts. Pastors can’t have doubts, right? I can imagine what some people are thinking, “they’re the leader, if they have doubts then where does that leave the rest of us?” After all, isn’t a requirement to be in ministry that you can’t have any […]
Myth #5 – Hanging out with pastors must be boring. Along with the stigma that goes with being a pastor is that it must be boring to hang out with one. I remember someone from our church telling me of a time I came to join a dinner party at […]
Myth #4 – It is easy for pastors to read their Bible and pray. Whenever a pastor encourages his church to read their Bible or pray, I know that many people think, “if only it was as easy for them as it is the pastor”. Some people have the idea […]
Myth#3 – Pastors must be nice all the time. Many people picture pastors like they do Jesus in all the paintings you see of him. Jesus is always portrayed as this blond hair, blue eye nice guy with a little lamb in his arms. Are you kidding me? First, Jesus […]
Taking a break from the 7 myths blogs to post about Easter at Crossroads Church. I have read all the church signs and know that Easter is a huge time for all Christian churches. Everyone is doing special communion services and most churches will be decorated with Easter lilies. But […]