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The Practice: shipping creative work, by Seth Godin; Copyright © 2020 by Do You Zoom, Inc.; Penguin, New York 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 hope you find one or two that will be helpful to…
We had a beautiful weekend at the Alabama 4-H Center in Columbiana, Alabama. The temperature was ideal. The facilities for sleeping and meeting were excellent. The food was delicious. We had all our meals there and spent Friday night there. There were nine elders, three ministers, and their wives in the workshop. They had read…
January 20–22 was the 23rd New Shepherds Orientation Workshop in Fayetteville, North Carolina. We met in the home of Joey and Claire Watson, one of the shepherd families. We had breakfast and lunch there, and some of us went for a 5:30 meal at local restaurants. Interesting Observations about the Cruciform Leadership Team The Cruciform…
Interim Ministry Workshop, Tuesday-Thursday March 14–16, 2023, Heritage Christian University, Florence, Alabama Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence: A Practical Guide to Walking with Low-Income People, by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert with Katie Casselberry; Moody Publishers, Chicago, © 2015 by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert. Excellent follow-up to When Helping Hurts. This book focuses more…
Thank you to hundreds of friends who have read drafts, proofread, encouraged, asked, “When will your book be ready,” sent emails, and commented about how Gail’s story has affected you. You can now purchase Fleecy Clouds on Amazon!!! Decide which format you want, and click on the links below to get your copy. Fleecy Clouds, Kindle Buy…
Interim Ministry Workshop, Tuesday-Thursday March 14–16, 2023, Heritage Christian University, Florence, Alabama I’ve had some elderships ask for my coaching before they fired their preacher. Here are some suggestions.
I published this yesterday on Between Preachers website. It is receiving such a good response, I wanted this group to receive it, also. Some of you will get both posts. Interim Ministry Workshop, Tuesday-Thursday March 14–16, 2023, Heritage Christian University, Florence, Alabama When I started interim ministry in May 2007, I set some guidelines on…
Interim Ministry Workshop, Tuesday-Thursday March 14–16, 2023, Heritage Christian University, Florence, Alabama Lack of adequate rainfall produces a dry river and empty reservoirs. Lack of study and meaningful interaction with helpful people can result in a dry and empty person. Are you leaking and learning, or just leaking? I’ve been leaking all my life. My…
The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities, by Patrick Lencioni, Copyright © 2020 by Patrick Lencioni, Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, ISBN: 2019045548 On the fifth Tuesday of each quarter, I share a book I’ve read recently. I highlighted “mustard seeds,” which impressed me. I hope…
What would Jesus Do? A good guess of what Jesus would do is what Jesus did. One of many things Jesus did well was to prepare His followers for the disappointment of His death. At Caesarea Philippi, Jesus started telling them about the end of his earthly life. From that time Jesus began to show…