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The five C’s of pastoral selection
When you have an open position for a pastor or staff member, it can be challenging to figure out what qualities you’re even looking for in the candidates. Character? Leadership abilities? Preaching skills? Let’s start with what I call the 5 Cs. These are the...
What are you looking for in a pastor? The challenge of pastoral selection
Pastor Tim has moved on, leaving his senior pastor position open. A search committee is formed to find a new pastor, and they get together for a meeting. The consensus is that Pastor Tim was not a good fit, so the goal is to get someone who is “not like Pastor Tim.”...
Nonlinear Discipleship
Many years ago when I was discipling a man at my church, I had a clear plan for how discipleship should go. We were scheduled to be doing the section on prayer, but the man wanted to talk about a specific idol in his life. It completely derailed my discipleship plan,...
City Seminary: in New York City
I recently met with some Vineyard leaders at City Seminary in Harlem. It was a great time as we talked about how to reach the diverse mosaic of neighborhoods in all the boroughs of NYC… with a multitude of missional communities and neighborhood churches. During one of...
What Makes Church BIG?
Today’s entry is by guest blogger, Dr. Parnell Lovelace. I was reflecting this morning on my experience as a young child at the historic Shiloh Baptist Church in Sacramento, California. It is the oldest African American congregation west of the Rockies. In its prime...
¿Hablas español? Check out our Spanish-language resources
My own Spanish is a bit shaky (at best), but I’ve been working on improving it the last few years. I find that both in the US and abroad, a working knowledge of the Spanish-language is helpful for spreading the message of the gospel. Did you know we offer many of our...
Building Communities of Care
Today’s entry is by guest blogger, Dr. Parnell Lovelace. During my time in leadership of a local church of 3,500 people, we decided to create and implement tangible outreach objectives that would impact child welfare and health in our community. Disparities in health...
Living out John 14:12: sacrificial service
"Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father." The expression of the Kingdom is radical service to others: doing the works that Jesus did. It...
Learning to live generously
Generosity goes way beyond the financial realm. Think about some of the most spiritual people you know. They are likely also some of the most generous people you know. Possibly not with money per se-- but also with their lives, their spirits, their time. People who...
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