Five Reasons Why Millennials Do Not Want to Be Pastors or Staff in Established Churches.
Category: Christian Leadership
Some More Thinking Inside the Box. Part 3
3. Limitations inspire creativity. I think, commonly, when people speak of "thinking outside the box," they really mean the ability to think creatively despite the limitations. So, there is not really a disagreement between "thinking outside of the box" and "thinking inside the box." However, the point here is that creativity comes from focusing on …
Visions and Missions, Part 2 of 2
Thesis: Vision from the top. Round 3. The Bible is all about vision from the top. God spoke to Moses, and protected him from others that sought to impose their own visions. God sets up and takes down kings. God speaks to the prophets. The people are supposed to submit to authority in both church …
Visions and Missions, Part 1 of 2
<Note: I am using a looser definition of "vision" than some would like. I am not assuming vision necessarily means "vision from God." After all, those of us on the outside of the experience cannot say for sure that a positive view of the future is from God, or self or somewhere else.> No, despite …
Habakkuk and Faith Community Accountability
I really like the Book of Habakkuk... a book that is hardly known by many Bible readers. For those who don't know, here is a very loose paraphrase of the book in conversant form: Habbakuk: "God. I keep praying and praying, but you don't listen. Your people are living lives of violence and injustice. When …
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Religion and Problems of POWER and CONTROL
I am left with a belief that these numbers on poorly advertised presentations from an (admittedly) obscure compiler suggests that this topic is a BIG concern. Oh sure, it could be that the hits are from fully secularized individuals who, to feel good about their god-free life choices, like to look up pages on people …
“Sorry. That is Not My Gifting…”– Is lacking a “spiritual gift” really a good excuse?
We just finished Vacation Bible School Week 1 at our church here in the Philippines. Celia, my wife, is the primary organizer, working with the WMU (Women's Missionary Union) and Youth in holding VBS. We did one in a community on the other side of the mountain, and next week we will do one at …
Congregational Leadership Wheel (and Missions)
I don't normally emphasize my Baptist ties on this website since I don't see that sound Christian Missions should be particularly denominationally driven. If one is focused on God's Kingdom, you don't focus on your own fiefdom. However, I have been seeing more and more problems with self-destructing leadership in both church and missions. The …
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Is Religion Good, Bad, or Both?
It has become popular to attack religion... even by religious people. Many Christians say they are not religious, they simply follow Christ. Some Christians say that Christianity is "Not a Religion, but a Relationship." Christianity is not alone in this. The imam in our neighborhood would say that Islam is an Ideology, not a Religion. …
Spiritual Abuse Presentation#2
This is part 2 of a series on spiritual abuse. This presentation continues the thoughts of the first presentation, but focus is placed more on spiritual leaders who are (generally without realizing it) abusive. Here is the Slideshare presentation. It is also available in the PRESENTATIONS section of this website. <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3/spiritual-abuse-2" …