New Shepherds Orientation: Two-month Pause
We moved back to Nashville from Sikeston, Missouri, last week. We are unpacking and finding new things every day. I...
How, When, and Where Do You Pay Your Preacher?
I remember those early years. As I entered the building each Sunday morning, I was greeted by the treasurer in...
Should We Leave Visitors in the Dark?
What’s the purpose of the task and the job description of the person who turns off lights after worship? Save...
Non-meeting Meetings — continuing education for shepherds
How do you continue to get better ideas for shepherding the flock you lead? Not long after Dale Jenkins came...
Are You Lying When Leaving Without Saying “Goodbye”?
I recommend that elders, deacons, preachers, teachers, and other leaders have a “No Suicide Contract” Read: Preventing Leadership Suicide The sudden...
Great Principles My Community Taught Me 60 Years Ago
I didn’t post Monday afternoon. My mother, Annette Barber, was diagnosed with cancer May 31. Hospice started services June 1....
Do(es) Your (Preacher) Elders Have a Job Description?
A young preacher friend had been with a new church about a month. He called one Monday morning asking, “Do...
Reunion With An Intern from Thirty-Three Years Ago
Brian Jarrett graduated from Freed-Hardeman College in the spring of 1985 and came to Dalton, Georgia, to serve as an...
A Singing, Integrated, Joyful Church
From the first verse of the first song, I could tell it was going to be a great singing day....
What Do You Do When You Don’t Know What to Do?
The couple walked in, closed the door, and burst into tears. She’d just found evidence he was having an affair....
