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Pastors and Elders V: The Requirements for an Elder (part 2)

In part one of the Requirements for an Elder we discussed that an elder must be above reproach and briefly examined what that meant. Today, I want to look at the second Biblical qualification for eldership – that an elder be the “husband of one wife” (1 Tim. 3.2). Now let me preface this article by saying thatContinue reading “Pastors and Elders V: The Requirements for an Elder (part 2)”

5 Quick Steps to Energise a Church Service!

Leader, you can do this in the middle of the worship, in the middle of the notices, as soon as the service starts or even in the midst of a dull sermon 😉 (I know, you never are in the middle of preaching and think man, if this is boring me what MUST it beContinue reading “5 Quick Steps to Energise a Church Service!”

Paying People Less than the Market Rate

It’s not a problem for a ministry or church to pay people less than market rates who want to work for them. It’s not a sin. As long as three conditions are in place: 1. The person realizes that is the case before he enters the situation. You must be upfront with people. You cannotContinue reading “Paying People Less than the Market Rate”

Pastors and Elders IV: The Requirements for an Elder (part 1)

Although good churches should be built on the grace of God, the moment you step into church leadership there are expectations of character. Otherwise the church will implode. For the next few weeks, we will examine the qualifications for eldership as outlined by the apostle Paul in 1 Timothy 3. Now remember – only JesusContinue reading “Pastors and Elders IV: The Requirements for an Elder (part 1)”

3 Leadership Lessons from England in the World Cup

3. You have to put energy and experience into defence. The natural attitude of a leader is to advance, to take ground and to win. But while we are called to be pioneers and move forward, you have to also ensure that no one is going to advance on you. England did not have defendersContinue reading “3 Leadership Lessons from England in the World Cup”

Gleanings from the Restoring Leadership Conference

Pastors and Elders III: What Paul taught the Elders

I said in the first post in this series (https://benjaminconway.net/2014/05/19/pastors-and-elders-ii-the-elders-conference/) that we would find out what Paul taught the elders at Miletus. And I give you my word that before this series is over we will look at Acts 20. But due to emails and questions that have arisen from the first post, I amContinue reading “Pastors and Elders III: What Paul taught the Elders”

Pastors and Elders II: The Elders Conference

In Acts 20.17 Paul travels to Miletus, and calls all the elders of the Ephesian church to him. And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church There were a lot of elders in the church in Ephesus. Paul decided he wanted to separate the elders and teach them theContinue reading “Pastors and Elders II: The Elders Conference”

Pastors and Elders (part 1)

The local church should be run the way that the Word of God teaches, not according to tradition and not according to man’s opinions. There is so much ignorance in this area that it is amazing some churches manage to keep their doors open at all! In the next few weeks, I intend to showContinue reading “Pastors and Elders (part 1)”

Be A Voice, Not an Echo!

I recently read an article on pastoral leadership, and as I was reading it, it just seemed inauthentic, and at the same time a little bit familiar. So after a little time with Google, I found out this article was actually two other articles, both penned by experienced pastors, both of which I had alreadyContinue reading “Be A Voice, Not an Echo!”