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A few months ago, a preacher-friend told me he hated the selection process. He felt uncomfortable and intimidated in a room with several people asking him questions, knowing that his selection depended on what he said, how he said it, how he looked, and how his wife and children acted before, during, and after Sunday…
The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness, by Morgan Housel, Copyright © 2020 Morgan Housel, eBook ISBN: 978-0-85719-769-6, published by Harriman House, LTD, Hampshire, Great Britain On the fifth Tuesday of each quarter of the year, I share a book I’ve read recently. I highlighted “mustard seeds,” which impressed me. I…
When I took the Dale Carnegie Leadership Course many years ago, they taught four questions to find a solution to a problem. 1. What is the problem? The answer should be a statement, not a question. The statement isn’t, “Why don’t people come to Bible study on Wednesday night?” It could be, “Our Wednesday night…
The first post in this blog was on January 6, 2015. I use this date as the day I started liking to write. I was approaching seventy years old and had been preaching for more than fifty years. I wrote bulletin articles each week and a weekly newspaper article when I lived in Dalton, Georgia….
When I receive a call from someone about conflict in a congregation, I know something about that church. They have a lot of gossip in that church. I’m not that smart. I believe the Bible. Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases. — Proverbs 26:20 Peter…
Corrupt Communication: Myths That Target Church Leaders, by Bill Bagents and Laura S. Bagents, Copyright © 2022 by Bill Bagents and Laura S. Bagents, Published by Heritage Christian University Press, Florence, Alabama, ISBN 978-1-7374751-4-9 I share a book on the fifth Tuesday of each quarter of the year. I highlighted “mustard seeds,” which impressed me….
A question I received: Tell me what you think about this statement: “Elders appointing an additional elder or more, without discussion with or consulting the congregation, is dictatorial and shows little if any respect for or trust in the church as a whole.” First, there should be a selection before the appointment. I used to…
Fairlane Church of Christ in Shelbyville, Tennessee, participated in its third New Shepherds Orientation Workshop from August 9 to 11. This is my first time leading three New Shepherds Orientation Workshops for the same congregation. But this was the design of this workshop. Henry Wilhoit called me in the fall of 2013. He told me,…
A preacher was criticized for dressing in first-century clothes and quoting passages from the apostle Peter. Some said it was just a gimmick and shouldn’t have been done. I’m confused. Is it a gimmick at regular worship but not a gimmick at Vacation Bible School? Who made that rule? Why do we dress in costumes…
New Podcast Released July 1, 2024 Click on the picture below or the following link to listen to the first episode of Gleaning Mustard Seeds: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2369804 Click on the picture above or the following link to listen to the first episode of Gleaning Mustard Seeds: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2369804 Question I was wondering what your experience/advice would be…