3 Kinds of Calling

3 Kinds of Calling

Developing, Discipleship, Leadership

If you’re a Christian leader, you’ve probably found one of the most common questions people come to you with—especially younger people—is that of calling. What is my calling? What is God’s will for my life? How can I tell what God wants me specifically to do?  These...

How can I find more volunteers? 

Leadership, Training

Even in its simplest form, churches need to get certain tasks accomplished. Whether it’s greeting people warmly, setting up chairs, providing food, or any number of other practical matters, you need volunteers. The church is a volunteer-based organization. We all need...
Helping people discover their calling

Helping people discover their calling

Developing

There are few things in ministry more personally rewarding than helping someone discover their calling. The joy and sense of “rightness” they feel is infectious, encouraging and motivating. For all of us, our satisfaction in life is directly linked to the degree to...
Helping people discern their passion for ministry

Helping people discern their passion for ministry

Developing

Are you watching people slowly lose interest in ministry? Are people having a hard time finding a place where they “fit” at your church? If so, its time to step back and look at how you are connecting people to ministry opportunities. Discovering the...

Calling, part two?

Missional

Calling isn’t a once-in-a-lifetime, you-find-it-or-you-don’t kind of endeavor. At certain points, God may call us to shift gears– and that doesn’t mean we got it wrong the first time. Sometimes he uses one season of life and ministry to prepare...

Gifts and calling trump personality and preference

New Church Planting

On my recent trip to Honduras, I had the privilege of traveling alongside Mark Fields, of Vineyard Missions. While there, he said something that struck me: “Gifts and calling trump personality and preference.” Mark is more of an introvert by nature. He would rather be...

Not every good thing is a God thing

Missional, Outreach

There are many, many good things we could do. So many, in fact, that it can actually cause a problem in one of two ways. One is that we could overcommit and not do anything well. The other is that sometimes when we are faced with too many options, we paradoxically...

Assessing an opportunity

Coaching

Sometimes an opportunity comes along seemingly out of the blue. How do we know whether it’s of God or a distraction? How do we assess whether this new possibility is something we should invest our time in? I was working with a church planter to determine whether a...