How Can I Be Hospitable?
Elders are to be hospitable. 1 Timothy 3:2 Christians are to be hospitable “without grumbling.” 1 Peter 4:9 Three ways to be...
Dealing with Difficult Leaders and Difficult People
[This post is from a previous Jenkins Institute magazine, Hope and Expectation. Used by permission.] I begin by saying I’ve had...
How Do You “Tell it to the Church” When What You’re Telling Is About the Elders?
Jesus tells us how to deal with a brother who sins against us. Matthew 18:15-17 When an elder or eldership...
Book of the Quarter: The Practice: shipping creative work
The Practice: shipping creative work, by Seth Godin; Copyright © 2020 by Do You Zoom, Inc.; Penguin, New York On...
New Shepherds Orientation Workshop # 25, Riverchase Church of Christ, Hoover, Alabama
We had a beautiful weekend at the Alabama 4-H Center in Columbiana, Alabama. The temperature was ideal. The facilities for...
New Shepherds Orientation Workshop # 24, Pacific Church of Christ, Pacific, Missouri
Three couples were recognized Sunday morning for completing New Shepherds Orientation Workshop. Steve and Anna Hurst, Jimmy and Tracy Smith,...
New Shepherds Orientation Workshop # 23, Cruciform Church of Christ, Fayetteville, North Carolina
January 20–22 was the 23rd New Shepherds Orientation Workshop in Fayetteville, North Carolina. We met in the home of Joey...
Book of the Quarter — Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence
Interim Ministry Workshop, Tuesday-Thursday March 14–16, 2023, Heritage Christian University, Florence, Alabama Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence: A Practical...
Fleecy Clouds: One Woman’s Story of Surviving and Thriving after Childhood Abuse, by Gail Champion Barber and Alice Sullivan Is Now Available on Amazon
Thank you to hundreds of friends who have read drafts, proofread, encouraged, asked, “When will your book be ready,” sent...
How to Fire Your Preacher
Interim Ministry Workshop, Tuesday-Thursday March 14–16, 2023, Heritage Christian University, Florence, Alabama I’ve had some elderships ask for my coaching...
