What Are Your Rules?
I am intrigued, guided, informed, strengthened, weakened, and sometimes made wiser by observing, making, breaking, and changing rules. I’m not...
Excited and Growing Church in Washington State
The sixth New Shepherds Orientation Workshop was with the Puyallup Church of Christ in Puyallup, Washington. We had the training...
I Don’t Respond to Anonymous Letters…
When a new eldership was ordained at Berry’s Chapel November 19, 1995, none of them had ever served before. Every...
Our Hope Is in our Pain
James Jones, a counselor and teacher, said it more than I wanted to hear: “Our hope is in our pain.”...
New Shepherds Orientation Workshop, Smyrna, Tennessee
The fifth New Shepherds Orientation Workshop was conducted with the elders, ministers, and spouses of the Smyrna Church of Christ,...
One Way to Recruit and Train More Shepherds
People often ask, “How can we encourage more men to become elders?”. For several years, I saw something at the...
7 Ways to Deal with the Pain of Being a Shepherd
I’ve worked with many shepherds who start with a great vision of their work. “We want to get out of...
If You Appoint a New Elder, I’ll Quit!
I’ve been resigning since 1988. I’d been in Dalton, Georgia, eleven years. I was looking for another place to preach....
Releasing Your Preacher and Quickly Replacing Him
A few months ago, within a short time, I received two emails from good elder friends. One had, and the...
1 Reason People Act the Way They Do
Anybody ought to know better than that!” But they don’t. People do what they do because they believe for today, and...
