This article is from GCI-USA Regional Pastor and Equipper Feature Editor, Rick Shallenberger. This is part 4 of a series on Christian leadership. For other articles in the series, click a number: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8. In the first few months of being employed full-time as a GCI pastor, I had a wonderful idea of … Continue reading "On Leadership: Toward team-based leadership" Read the article
Here is part 3 of an essay titled Clarifying Our Theological Vision by Gary Deddo, with an introduction from Joseph Tkach. The essay is being published serially here in Equipper. To read each part, click on a link: introduction, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. To read the full essay in one article, click here. For … Continue reading "Clarifying Our Theological Vision, part 3" Read the article
This article is from GCI-USA Regional Pastor and Equipper Feature Editor, Rick Shallenberger. This is part 3 of a series on Christian leadership. For other articles in the series, click a number: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Do you sometimes suffer from insomnia—unable to put aside the ideas, projects, plans and worries filling your mind as … Continue reading "On Leadership: Navigating through life: the 5 Gears" Read the article
Here is part 2 of an essay titled Clarifying Our Theological Vision by Gary Deddo, with an introduction from Joseph Tkach. The essay is being published serially here in Equipper. To read each part, click on a link: introduction, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. To read the full essay in one article, click here. For … Continue reading "Clarifying Our Theological Vision, part 2" Read the article
In the article below, GCI-USA Publications Editor Ted Johnston suggests ways to use the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL), including RCL-based sermons provided each month here in “Equipper.” In one of his GCI Weekly Update articles on The Church and its Ministry, Gary Deddo says this about preaching: The focus of preaching is to identify and remind ourselves of … Continue reading "The priority of preaching: using the RCL" Read the article
This article is from GCI-USA Regional Pastor Randy Bloom. A current big push in exercise has to do with strengthening the body’s “core.” Doing so is viewed as essential to overall strength and health. As I’ll explain in this article, when it comes to strength and health in a church, it’s vital that pastoral leaders … Continue reading "The priority of leadership: growing a strong leader CORE" Read the article
GCI provides many resources to help its members and others understand GCI’s incarnational Trinitarian theological vision. Here are a few: The booklet The God Revealed in Jesus Christ, which overviews the key concepts of GCI’s theology. The article “The Nicene Creed’s Incarnational Trinitarian Roots,” which examines a key aspect of the historic roots of GCI’s theology. The … Continue reading "Resources for theological renewal" Read the article
Here is part 1 of an essay titled Clarifying Our Theological Vision by Gary Deddo, with an introduction from Joseph Tkach. The essay is being published serially here in Equipper. To read each part, click on a link: introduction, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. To read the full essay in one article, click here. For … Continue reading "Clarifying Our Theological Vision, part 1" Read the article
This is the introduction to Clarifying Our Theological Vision, an essay by Gary Deddo, with the introduction from Joseph Tkach. It is being published serially here in Equipper. To read each part, click a link: introduction, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. To read the full essay in one article, click here. For the related essay, … Continue reading "Clarifying Our Theological Vision, introduction" Read the article
A significant aspect of our renewal as congregations is developing “healthy habits” related to reaching out to and engaging the unchurched community. For help, read Sam Butler’s article in this issue on community assessment, and check out these articles on various related topics: The Hospitable Gospel by Ed Stetzer 7 Reasons Churches That Want To Reach … Continue reading "Community outreach resources" Read the article
