“Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, understand, and manage our own emotions while also understanding and responding appropriately to the emotions of others. Although the term is modern, the practice is deeply biblical” - Baptist Press
“…we know that much can be written about conflict; however, this piece seeks to shed light on a particular area of church conflict–the types of conflicts that often occur in churches. Specifically, we will investigate three significant types of church conflict: intrapersonal, structural, and interpersonal.” - RHMA
“Many pastors begin their ministry in churches that need reform. Unfortunately, many can also tell the tale of having proceeded with change without understanding where the church has been and how it got into the state it is now in.” - 9 Marks
“Is there an office in the church that should only be held by men? In this video, I’m going to argue yes, and I’ll lay out a brief case in three points. First, an argument from church history. Second, an argument from scripture. Third, a theological point about the ontology of gender.” - Truth Unites
“But what about my aspiration to pastor? Was that something I’d have to give up on? No, far from it! In fact, in God’s kindness, the fits and starts of my journey made my pastoral aspirations even more clear. My aspiration was to be a lay elder.” - 9 Marks
“I want to make a case from Scripture for why we should understand that these three terms refer to the same office. My argument moves along three steps.” - 9 Marks
“Unfortunately, many pastors know all too well, members meetings are not always joyful or unifying. Therefore, pastors may dread them, forecasting the hostility they are about to encounter from unhappy members.” - 9 Marks
“There are business administrators, receptionists, directors of children’s ministry, youth pastors, ministers of music…. None of those titles are in the Bible. Doesn’t that mean we should give up the two-office game and go ahead and list as many offices as we need?” - 9 Marks
Where are the pastors and missionaries for the next generation? Where are the leaders to be trained? The laborers have always been few (Luke 10:2). But why do they seem even fewer in the twenty-first century? Even more troubling, why are so many churches today no longer training leaders? Here are five possible reasons.
“There was the time a church fought over the appropriate length of the pastor’s beard… We witnessed a conflict over people leading worship with their eyes closed during a portion of the song. One church held two business meetings to determine which weed-eater to purchase.” - CPost
