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Does having a bad reputation make a man unfit for eldership?

Aaron Armstrong wrote 2 days ago: … more →

Tags: church, John Piper, Pastors

Who is supposed to LEAD a Church?

Corey Turner wrote 1 week ago: This is an important question and I preach on this very issue in our Ekklesia Series (June 09). In s … more →

Tags: activate church, church, Ecclesiology, leadership, Manhood, Ministry, Theology, Church Government

Spiritual Purpose2 comments

Susan Gaddis wrote 3 weeks ago: Having spiritual purpose seems to be a musing during this rest-stop on my journey. Especially since … more →

Tags: Sabbath, Spiritual Practices, Relationships, Journey, Faith, Jesus, Spiritual, Joan Chittister, Purpose

What do Elders Do?

Rob Karch wrote 1 month ago: Many sick churches (not in an X-Games kind of way) have this in common: their elders are not elderin … more →

Tags: General, Prayer, protection, Teaching, Theology, Training

Tell Your Elders To Get On Their Bikes16 comments

Gordon wrote 1 month ago: I did something really stupid a while back. I got conned into entering some triathlons. This alway … more →

Tags: leadership, Baptist blog, Baptist blogger, church leadership, Elders, Pastor, Pastoring, team ministry

Ed Stetzer on Reversing Our Decline: The Cure, Part 19 comments

Jay Guin wrote 1 month ago: Any correct answer will blame us all — our institutions, our elders, our ministers, and our me … more →

Tags: Ed Stetzer, Church of Christ, Legalism, Preaching

Letter from the eldership to the church

Susan Gaddis wrote 4 months ago: February 2009 Dear Father’s House Church Family,   We are writing to communicate some new vision tha … more →

Tags: Sabbatical, Burnout, church, Father's house, Helmsmen, letter, re-equipping, Recuperation, rest

Eldering in a Decentralized Movement

Jonathan Dodson wrote 5 months ago: Check out the great thinking and shared wisdom from Drew on eldering in a decentralized movement. Al … more →

Tags: church leadership, Church Planting, Ecclesiology, Missiology, Missional, Organic Church, Acts 29, decentralized church, Drew Goodmanson

Communities Led by Teachers11 comments

Stephen wrote 6 months ago: “If we want to create communities with a missional mindset, we cannot allow our churches to be … more →

Tags: Ed Stetzer, Missional, Teaching

plural eldership in churches - the only pattern?8 comments

Shane wrote 7 months ago: there is a consistent patten of plural eldership as the main governing group in the New Testament Ch … more →

Tags: church, leadership, plral eldership, Wayne Grudem

some realities a pastor must grasp 7 comments

Shane wrote 8 months ago: In no particular order here are some of the things that I keep repeating to myself recently . I will … more →

Tags: Ministry, Pastoring

A Contract Prepared by the Intellectually Impaired

stevem wrote 8 months ago: CONTRACT A sense of humor is beneficial when reading this contract. One will observe that this c … more →

Tags: Preaching, church, preachers, leadership, Ministers, Gospel Preachers, Diotrephes, Christian Service, hiring a preacher

Celtic Christianity?

Brian wrote 8 months ago: Elements of Celtic Christianity are attractive to me. Not everything though. I haven’t studied … more →

Tags: The Church, experiential, Celtic, Emergent, Creation, Creator, Providence, Creativity, contemplative

"Let The Preacher Do It!"

stevem wrote 8 months ago: Preach the gospel the Lord has said.  And the congregation knew they must get to it.  So, they searc … more →

Tags: Preaching, New Testament, preachers, paying the preacher, Ministry, preacher's work, Teaching, Visiting, studying

Elders: Structure (2 of 2)

Aaron wrote 9 months ago: Eldership at Discovery will be a team of elders overseeing and shepherding the churches in their cit … more →

Tags: Elders, Step 5: Structure, Leadership Structure

Elders: Structure (1 of 2)

Aaron wrote 9 months ago: When we look at the structure of eldership in the New Testament, two scriptures must be taken into a … more →

Tags: Elders, Step 5: Structure, Leadership Structure

Elder Responsibilities: Overview (1 of 5)

Aaron wrote 9 months ago: The responsibilities of the eldership are four-fold: Representing the church. Overseeing the church … more →

Tags: Elders, Step 4: Responsibilities, elder responsibilities

Elders Step 1: What's in a Name?

Aaron wrote 9 months ago: There are three words in the Bible describing the leaders in the church who oversee the spiritual he … more →

Tags: Elders, Step 1: What's in a Name?, Elder, Pastor, Overseer

Public Response to 2 Pertinent Comments4 comments

paulandtimothy wrote 9 months ago: Recent comment: “If a young man is permitted to plant a church and can do so effectively; and he is … more →

Tags: Timothy the Church Planter, Church Planting, Frontier Missions, Missions, Timothy


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