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Book of the Quarter: The Peacemaking Pastor: a Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict
ByJerrie Barber June 28, 2021June 29, 2021

The Peacemaking Pastor: a Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict, by Alfred Poirier, © 2006 by Alfred Poirier, published by Baker Books, Grand Rapids, MI, ISBN 978–1–4412–0142–3 This book has a good analysis of conflict with practical suggestions on dealing with it. Is it a hindrance or opportunity? Since it is a reality of human relationships,…

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Anger | Communication | Conflict | Growth | Individual Responsibility | Influence | Leadership | Listening | Tools and Skills | Transition

Book of the Quarter: UPROAR: Calm Leadership in Anxious Times
ByJerrie Barber March 29, 2021March 29, 2021

UPROAR: Calm Leadership in Anxious Times, by Peter L. Steinke, Rowman & Littlefied, Lanham; Copyright © 2019 by The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc; ISBN 9781538116531 Peter Steinke died July 13, 2020. This was his last book. He had been studying, writing, and teaching about family systems for twenty-five years. I went to a…

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Anger | Communication | Conflict | Deacons | Delegation | Elder-Preacher Relationships | Giving | Goals | Gossip | Gratitude | Grief | Growth | Individual Responsibility | Influence | Leadership | Leadership Selection | Listening | Overseeing | Sheep | Shepherd-Shepherd Relationships | Shepherding

New Shepherds Orientation Workshop #20 — Decatur, Alabama
ByJerrie Barber February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Front Row, Left to Right: Marilyn Whitson, Melissa Cooper, Ginger Spurlin, Jerrie Barber, Jeanne Simpson, Linda Hammond, Elizabeth Guinn, Elizabeth Michael, Rachel Harrub, Becky EllisBack Row, Left to Right: John Cooper, Jere Spurlin, Gail Barber, Alan Watkins, Tim Simpson, Keith Hammond, Robert Guinn, Cody Michael, Will Harrub, Jeff Ellis The New Shepherds Orientation Workshop was…

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Communication | Conflict | Growth | Individual Responsibility | Leadership | Tools and Skills

Book of the Quarter: The Ideal Team Player
ByJerrie Barber December 28, 2020December 28, 2020

The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues #ad, by Patrick Lencioni, Copyright © 2016, Published by Josey-Bass, Hoboken, New Jersey ISBN: 9781119209591 I found a good model for interviewing and selecting someone and how that person will work with others. I don’t endorse all the language in the book….

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Delegation | Growth | Individual Responsibility | Influence | Leadership | Tools and Skills

Who’s Gonna Fill Their (Our) Shoes?
ByJerrie Barber August 31, 2020August 31, 2020

Who’s gonna fill their shoes?Who’s gonna stand that tall?Who’s gonna play the OpryAnd the Wabash Cannonball?Who’s gonna give their heart and soulTo get to me and you?Lord I wonder, who’s gonna fill their shoes? Max D. Barnes and Troy Seals wrote the song, “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes,” released by George Jones in 1985. They…

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Rewarding Growth — Do Little Things a Long Time
ByJerrie Barber August 3, 2020August 4, 2020

Jesus said faith as a mustard seed could move a mountain: Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you (Matthew 17:20). I’ve found that principle helpful and now…

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“How Much Visitation Will You Do?”
ByJerrie Barber July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

I was “trying out.” I had preached and was answering questions after services. A kind, gracious, dignified, older lady asked, “If you come here to be our preacher, how much visiting will you do?” It was a conflicted congregation. An unintentional interim had left a few months before. He followed a loved preacher who had…

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Communication | Conflict | Gossip | Individual Responsibility | Leadership Selection

When Selecting Elders, Do You Practice Legalized Gossip?
ByJerrie Barber May 4, 2020May 5, 2020

“Sign a letter and we’ll never tell who wrote it” I am intrigued by rules (the way we do things — our habits), especially our rules for selecting elders. We find qualities of elders (1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, 1 Peter 5:1-4). We can observe or ignore the apostles’ principles for selecting leaders for God’s people…

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Communication | Conflict | Elder-Preacher Relationships | Goals | Gossip | Growth | Individual Responsibility | Leadership | Termination | Tools and Skills | Transition

Between Preachers: You Can Grow Through Interim Ministry — PUBLISHED!
ByJerrie Barber January 28, 2020January 28, 2020

When I started working with churches between preachers nearly thirteen years ago, several people, said, “You should write a book on interim ministry.” I started the blog Between Preachers in January 2016 which became the book released last week. Between Preachers is now available in both paperback and Kindle on Amazon. Order your copy: [su_button…

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Conflict | Individual Responsibility | Influence | Leadership | Listening | Tools and Skills

Book of the Quarter: Deep Change, by Robert E. Quinn
ByJerrie Barber October 28, 2019October 26, 2019

Deep Change: discovering the leader within, by Robert E. Quinn, Copyright © 1996 by John Wiley & sons, Inc., New York, ISBN 0-7879-0244-6 Some links are affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take action after clicking one of these. You can buy this book form Amazon: Deep Change, by Robert…

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