Days are getting shorter and the air crisper—both unmistakable signs of the fall season. And if you have stepped foot into any retail store lately, or checked out upcoming movies at the theater, you can’t miss the fact that Halloween is upon us, with all its ghoulish imagery and assorted costumes. In fact, U.S. consumers … Continue reading "Kid’s Korner: What about Halloween?" Read the article
This month, instead of a written sermon summary, we’re posting a video of a teaching that would make a great sermon. It’s a “Reading Between the Lines” presentation from Speak Life, a ministry in the U.K. Titled “Safe and Sound,” it addresses the Parable of the Prodigal Son. On YouTube at https://youtu.be/8Z-9eoXOsbE Read the article
Dear pastors and ministry leaders: October is Clergy Appreciation Month, and though I appreciate our pastors every month of the year, this month I want to send out a special Thank you! to them all. I love these men and women, and I deeply appreciate their labor of love in the Lord. Let’s prepare for 2017 … Continue reading "From Greg: Invest in the development of your leaders" Read the article
As we participate with Christ in developing leaders in our congregations, it’s important that we give attention to their character, calling and competencies—all centered on Christ. In his article, A New Paradigm, Malcolm Webber points out how Jesus went about developing leaders in all three areas: He appointed twelve – designating them apostles – that they … Continue reading "Building the leaders around you" Read the article
Below are links to the seven articles in the October issue of Equipper, which focuses on developing leaders in GCI congregations. Enjoy! — Ted Johnston, editor From Greg: Invest in the development of your leaders Greg Williams urges pastors and ministry leaders to plan now to invest in the development of established and new congregational … Continue reading "Developing our congregational leaders" Read the article
Heber Ticas, GCI’s national coordinator of Church Multiplication Ministries, offers advice on using ministry (job) descriptions in developing the ministry leaders within your congregation. As Greg mentions in his letter this month, a “best practice” in developing each ministry leader in your congregation is to utilize a “Ministry Description” (or call it a “Job Description”) … Continue reading "Using ministry descriptions in developing your ministry leaders" Read the article
Regional pastor Paul David (PD) Kurts tells the story of his experience in developing a new, young pastor. Some of the most important things in life begin with a question, like, “Are we there yet?” “Who shot J.R.?” “How many licks to the center of a tootsie pop?” Kidding aside, questions do have great power, and … Continue reading "Developing a new pastor: It began with a question" Read the article
Regional pastor Michael Rasmussen draws from his personal experience to share an effective approach for developing young leaders. I remember when I first started pastoring. I had a deep desire to help mentor the next generation of young leaders. Many people had invested in my life when I was young, and I wanted to do … Continue reading "Mentoring young leaders" Read the article
