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While running on Old Charlotte Road in Nashville recently, I was struck with the scene: seven mailboxes and eight Yellow Pages® books. They had been there for some time. They were weather worn. Why haven’t people picked them up and enthusiastically started using them? Fewer people are using Yellow Pages®. We threw ours away. I…
A couple came in when one had just learned the other was having an affair. We talked, cried, and wondered if there was any hope for this marriage. As we continued to talk, I realized they needed someone with more expertise than me. After talking and listening for an hour or two, I gave my…
There are two problems in delegation: not releasing a task and not accepting responsibility. I received the following email after a previous post: Marked this (delegation) early this morning to send to my elders…they do a great job in this area. The most challenging things for them are: Deacons who “grew up” under a system…
One of the joys of our last interim in Maury City, Tennessee, was seeing the faith, works, and gratitude of Christian farmers. They are men and women who operate big businesses. Farmers study, learn, invest, plant, fertilize, and pray to the Lord to give increase. After an abundant harvest, they thank Him when He blesses…
During a gospel meeting, I watched an elder work hard for hours on one of the air conditioners at the building. I asked the preacher if they had a deacon whose ministry was the upkeep of the building. He said they did. “Why doesn’t the elder let him, encourage him, hold him responsible?,” I asked….
Why can’t we get anything done?” “Who’s responsible for that?” “How long have we been talking about that?” In our elders-preachers meetings, we found we were letting things “fall through the cracks.” It was 1985. I bought my first computer. I read an idea in The Insight System for Planning Your Time and Your Life,…
Our deacons won’t do their work.” “The elders won’t let us do anything!” “They get started and then quit.” “They try to take over.” “We get started and then the elders come in and do it their way without explaining. I’m not going to waste my time anymore.” I hear these comments in congregation after…