Vision, or Just an Idea?

You don't have vision just because you have an idea. If you don't have risk, you probably just have an idea.

Qualities of a Preacher

Qualities the world looks for in a preacher: He must have a fine accent. He must be learned. He must be eloquent. He must be a handsome person. He must ...

Leaders with Vision

Instinctively, most of us follow a leader who has real vision and who can transform that vision into a meaningful and hopeful strategy.

Reading Between the Lines

Reading Between the Lines,

or What the Pulpit Committee Really Means:

"We have 246 members on the roll!" means Sunday morning worship attendance ...

We Aren't God

There is a sense of relief in remembering that I'm not God and am therefore not responsible for being God. ...

Sometimes, as a Bible teacher I feel ...

Getting Our Hands Dirty

We are agents of the Creative Spirit in this world. Real advance in the spiritual life, then, means accepting this vocation with all it involves. Not ...

Holding the Glory of God

God is looking for men in whose hands his glory is safe.

God's Interruptions

We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. God will be constantly crossing our paths and canceling our plans ... sending us people ...

Ministry in Chapters

Ministry is done in chapters, and wise is the minister who knows his page number.

Dry Rot and Worms in the Church

An English vicar with his mind on decaying buildings announced one day that the offertory about to be taken would be devoted in its entirety to the extermination ...