Book of the Quarter: Step Up or Step Out
Step Up or Step Out: How to Deal with Difficult People Even If You Hate Conflict, by Jonno White I...
Are You in a Healthy Clique(s)?
I’ve heard it said, “We shouldn’t have cliques in the church.” We need to know the definition of a clique:...
Are You Lost? Do You Know Where You’re Going?: Kind People Want to Help
I was running Tuesday, October 17, about 9:30 a.m. An SUV was in the turning lane a hundred yards ahead. She...
Book of the Quarter: Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory
Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory, by Tod Bolsinger; InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL, © 2015 by Tod...
I Want the Church to Grow–But Do I Want Any More People?
Ross Jordan began his work with the Central Church of Christ in October 1987. Cordell Holloway, our education minister, Ross,...
Are You Trying to Forgive Someone Who Doesn’t Want It?
Many read Matthew 6:14, 15 and come up with the rule that a faithful Christian will forgive everyone, everything, every...
Book of the Quarter — Interim Ministry in Action: A Handbook for Churches in Transition
Interim Ministry in Action: A Handbook for Churches in Transition, by Norman B. Bendroth, An Alban Institute Book, Rowman &...
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...
