by Terry_Powell | Jan 8, 2016 | Church Leadership and Ministry
When is the last time you saw a Christian leader weep? Have you ever heard a preacher or conference Bible teacher apologize because he or she shed tears while speaking? Do you associate public weeping with emotional instability, weakness, or embarrassment? When it...
by Terry_Powell | Apr 29, 2015 | Church Leadership and Ministry
All leaders are in debt to authors whose books provide practical ministry help. Here are three authors whom I can’t begin to repay. 1. Larry Richards, Creative Bible Teaching. (Revised, Updated version with Gary Bredfeldt, 1998) As a Christian educator, I’ve...
by Terry_Powell | Apr 6, 2015 | Church Leadership and Ministry
These questions percolated within me when I decided to resign a full-time associate staff position: · Who should be the first to know that I’m resigning? An associate should inform the senior pastor or immediate supervisor before spreading the word among other...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 27, 2015 | Church Leadership and Ministry
“Feuding Cripples Church” That headline was plastered on page 1 of the city newspaper. By a 17-6 margin, the deacons and trustees had voted the pastor out. But the pastor refused to budge. The board changed the locks to keep the pastor out. The pastor countered...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 2, 2015 | Church Leadership and Ministry
Do the positive effects of a leader’s transparency outweigh the disadvantages? A transparent leader isn’t pretentious. With discretion, he shares personal stories from his spiritual pilgrimage, and how the truths he’s teaching affect him. In the company of...
by Terry_Powell | Jan 26, 2015 | Church Leadership and Ministry |
Scene 1 He boldly claims that the viewer will receive a transfer of wealth from the world to their bank accounts. Debts will dissolve, they’ll get their dream house or a new car—and healing from debilitating disease to boot. If only… If only they’ll call and...
