Christian Living, Church Life, Ministry

Link: Top 10 Things Pastors Would Like to Hear from Their People

Chris

In case you didn’t know it, pastors are insecure. They look and sound confident when they get up in front of everyone, but they often struggle with depression and the constant wondering if they are making a difference. When was the last time you complimented your pastor or let him know he was doing a good job?

Over at PastorMentor.com, Hal Seed posted an article today, “Top 10 Things Pastors Would Like to Hear from Their People.” Most of them are far-fetched. Some of them are honest hopes and dreams. (I hope you can tell the difference.)

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Christian Living

What if You Could Design the Cover?

Chris

When you go to purchase a book, there is one key element that is designed to grab your attention and peak your interest before you even pick it up. Maybe people choose to take notice or ignore a book just by what is on its cover. The colors, the images, the description on the back; all of these influence our purchase before we read the pages inside.

What if you were asked to design a new book cover? A major publisher wants to update and bring new life to a best-seller, and wants your input. Your familiar with the characters and the storyline. Would you help them out?

Now imagine that the book you were chosen to help redesign was the Bible. We aren’t talking about content, layout, or the order of individual books. Nothing in the pages changes, just the outside. What would you suggest?

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Book Reviews, Ministry

Book Review: “Every Leader’s Everest” by Jim C. Molloy

Chris

molloy_everyleaderseverestAs a leader, do you know what your greatest struggle is? Various answers may be running through your head. “Getting people to follow.” “Knowing how to make good decisions.” “Coming up with some kind of vision or direction for the people I lead.”

While all of these are genuine concerns, they are not your greatest struggle. It is not an external force, but an internal one; one that lies within you and threatens all that you hope to accomplish. Jim Molloy reveals the worst enemy of leadership in “Every Leader’s Everest.”

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Christian Living

How to Stay Out of Trouble on Facebook (and other Social Media)

Chris

In a world where we want others to tolerate us and mind their own business, we like to indulge in one element of society that invites the complete opposite. There are things we won’t say to our friends, our parents, our boss, or even people we don’t like, but we post it on the internet for the world to see.

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It still amazes me how often people are surprised when others take what might seem personal and make it a global catastrophe. “I didn’t mean that,” they say. “I’m entitled to my opinion.” “I’m just venting.” Social media is both inviting and dangerous, and we need to think about what we post or respond to.

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Book Reviews

Book Review: “Our Last Great Hope” by Ronnie Floyd

Chris

ImageBeing a Christian is really an amazing privilege. Too often we take for granted that God has sent His Holy Spirit out to us and gathered us into His family. We heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ and responded. Our lives will never be the same.

Now that we have found Christ, what do you think we should be doing? What do you believe is the most important task we can spend our lives, our new lives?

Pastor Ronnie Floyd reminds us what that task is in “Our Last Great Hope.” And if it has been a while since you heard the message, his passionate plea to recommit yourself to fulfilling it is a must read.

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