Time Win-Win
A challenge in full-time gospel work is to free up time. There is just so much that can and needs to be done. As we seek to grow healthy churches and plant new churches, as a denomination our GROW strategy includes encouraging full time ordained ministers to re-evaluate their timetable and responsibilities to free up time (for example,...
A battle rages for the souls of people. The person of prayer will recognize that the forces of hell will do everything to keep men in bondage to their sins. The person of prayer understands that “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual ...
One of the best advice I ever received as a young pastor was the importance of 'to-do lists". I received this advice in the early days of planting a new congregation. Life was busy and I found it difficult to get all the tasks of ministry done. Marty was an aspiring realtor, with a young family, and the housing mark...
“The mark of good leaders is that they’re always learning and thus growing spiritually, intellectually, experientially, and emotionally.” So writes Aubrey Malphurs in his book Building Leaders (Baker Books: 2004). He goes on to say that “leadership development is never ending, because leaders are learners and if they ever st...
A journey of a thousand kilometres begins with the first step. Whether you travel by foot, or car, or plane – it all begins with the first step. Moving that one foot in front of the other. Starting that engine in your Toyota Camry. Booking an airline ticket with Flight Centre. It all begins with the first step. All CRCA pastors are being enc...
You got to love hinges! What would we do without them? Every time we walk through a door way hinges are our best friend. While some doors slide on rollers, most doors move on hinges. You pull or push a door and you move from one place to another. I'm sitting today at RTC Melbourne listening to a number of talks on the Bib...
As Christ followers "we know that we cannot make a difference if we are not taking action." That comment from Steve Saccone's book Protege really hits the mark when we think about being a church on mission. He goes on to write: "We spend lots of time thinking about mission. We may even feel guilty for not d...
"There is one who scatters, yet increases more. And there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty." Proverbs 11:24 Overflowing We need to remember, all we have belongs rightly to God.Give with a generous spirit as you place your dependence on Him.We gain the right perspective on our earthly possessions...When we learn to gi...
