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Benedict on church leaders

Posted on April 11, 2017 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

St. Benedict

In his book Turning Points, Mark Noll quotes from St. Benedict’s instructions on selecting an abbot. As I read it, I thought that it is very applicable to church leaders in any generation so I thought I would share it here.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: abbot, Church, Leader, leadership

Church wounds run deep

Posted on September 19, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Church Wound

Recently I received an invitation from a missionary friend to a meeting to share the results from a recent trip. The event will be hosted by a church we previously attended. While I would like to support my friend, I am not welcome to attend any event at that church. I had to decline the invitation because of where it is […]

Filed Under: Church Leadership Tagged With: Church, Leader, leadership, pastor, wound

Finding Leaders As Good As Moses

Posted on September 5, 2014 Written by Jason Evans 3 Comments

Moses

I have read a lot of self help articles about being a good leader. But most of them have it all wrong. Why can I say that? It is because most people have a wrong view of what it takes to become a leader.

Filed Under: Guest Post Tagged With: humility, Leader, Moses, pride

A leadership lesson from Moses

Posted on February 17, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

Moses asked God for help in leading the people of Israel.  70 men were assigned to provide that help, as told in Numbers 11:24-30. The newly recruited helpers were to appear before the tent of meeting and receive a portion of the spirit that was upon Moses. The sign that they received this spirit was […]

Filed Under: Church Leadership Tagged With: Leader, leadership, Moses

Leader vs. Bully

Posted on September 27, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 13 Comments

No Bullies

Over the last few years, I’ve seen a lot written about leadership in the church. A quick Google search reveals an abundance of websites geared toward promoting leadership in the church. The question is why do we have such a perceived lack of leadership?

Filed Under: Church Leadership Tagged With: bully, Church, Leader, leadership

What church should be

Posted on September 3, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 9 Comments

I know what hurt has come from some of my own church experience. I have seen the damage done to others by inappropriate treatment within a church. Quite frankly sometimes it makes me want to find the reset button and see if we can begin again with this whole thing we call church.

Filed Under: Church Leadership Tagged With: abuse, Church, Leader, minister, ministry

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This is a quote from How to be Filled with the Holy Spirit, by A. W. Tozer. “[T]here is an unseen Deity present, a knowing, feeling Personality, and He is indivisible from the Father and the Son, so that if you were to be suddenly transferred to heaven itself you wouldn’t be any closer to God […]

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Spelling vs. Writing – A lesson for church leaders

Can we admit the fact that we like being the one who knows the answer? Can we admit that sometimes we respond with our primary motivation to be admired for our knowledge? After we repent of our pride, we can then seek to be used by God to assist others in drawing into deeper relationship with Jesus.

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PA Atheist Files Complaint Against Restaurant Over Church Bulletin Discount

Reaction to an article in the Christian Post about an atheist who complained about a restaurant offering a “church bulletin discount.”

Wheat and Tares

Don’t be surprised by the tares

I’m writing this because a good friend of mine is struggling to recover from the betrayal that this pastor in a real church in a real city represents. I have a mixture of sadness and a tinge of anger in response to this situation. In praying and thinking about this, I was reminded about the parable of the tares.

Cowardice masquerading as Grace

I have recently begun to understand that there have been times in my life when I pretended that I was displaying grace, but it was not grace. It was cowardice masquerading as grace. There are times when the lone, contrary voice needed to be heard and mine was silent. There are times when it would […]

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