Pastor: Shepherd not Sheepdog
Pastor – Be a Shepherd Not a Sheepdog If Jesus, the Good Shepherd, is our prime example as a pastor or leader and the Bible […]
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Leadership
Evangelical Tribal Warfare
Evangelical Tribes I was at a local ministerial luncheon the other day and a young pastor asked me how long I’ve been pastoring in Fremont.
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Face to Face – The Goal of Preaching
The Goal of Preaching I am on two radio stations and when I happen to be in the car when my program airs, I listen
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What the Gospel Offers This Moment
What the Gospel Offers This Moment I’ve recently found myself returning again and again to the fantastic offer The Gospel makes to humanity, especially in
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What the World Needs Now
“What the world needs now—is love, sweet love…” is how a popular song in the mid-sixties went. It was sung by Jackie DeShannon and is still
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A Good Shepherd Loves
A Good Shepherd Loves “Love makes the world go ’round,” goes an old song. But does it? Really? You wouldn’t know that from reading and
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How to Lead Well
Four Ways to Lead Well Leadership is influence. Many authorities on leadership confirm this. But is leadership just influence? I’d say it’s a lot more
Charlatans
We call them Prosperity Preachers. Jesus called them False Prophets. We call them Health and Wealth Teachers. Jesus called them Ravenous Wolves. They are not
Discipleship Made Simple
What does it take to be a disciple-maker? One might assume a seminary education would be a basic requirement. Perhaps expertise in personality traits and leadership
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People Need Leaders
A good friend told me long ago, “People need leaders.” I was a young pastor, and he was a captain of firefighters. We were leaders
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