Jesus says on a number of times that some people are sheep and some people are goats. Every pastor realizes this but often cannot articulate and often does not know what to do about it. Here is what pastoring looks like when you cannot tell the difference between sheep and goats: You need to realizeContinue reading “Just For the Pastors 08: You Can’t Pastor Goats!”
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Just For the Pastors 07: Equip the Saints!
Part of the ministry of the pastor is to “equip the saints to do the works of ministry, till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, that we henceforthContinue reading “Just For the Pastors 07: Equip the Saints!”
Just for the Pastors 06: Challenge Inclusiveness!
One of the worst false doctrines today is given the high sounding name of ultimate reconciliation. What it means is that everyone will eventually end up in Heaven – including satan! Sometimes it is called inclusion or universalism – there are several differences in the pathways, but they all mean the same end thing –Continue reading “Just for the Pastors 06: Challenge Inclusiveness!”
Just for the Pastors 03: The Church is Utterly Essential
Nothing is more important to the purposes of God on earth as the local church. When we are saved, Jesus Christ of Nazareth personally picks out a local church for us to go to, and has decided a role, a place, a position, for us in that local church. We are all members of theContinue reading “Just for the Pastors 03: The Church is Utterly Essential”
Just for the Pastors 02: It’s More than a Job!
Some of the things I have done in my life are just jobs – working in McDonalds, selling mobile phones, being a school teacher, working in recruitment. The job itself was not really the issue, earning money for my family was the issue. But being a pastor is not that. It is a calling. YouContinue reading “Just for the Pastors 02: It’s More than a Job!”
Just for the Pastors 01: You are Remarkable!
In this series of blog posts for leaders, I am writing to pastors for the next few posts. I have been pastoring and called “Pastor Ben” since 1998 when I was a student pastor at an Assemblies of God church. Since 2010, when I started the Tree of Life Church, I have planted twelve churches,Continue reading “Just for the Pastors 01: You are Remarkable!”
Manifest Leadership 12 Make the Tough Calls
I’ve often offered to my team (and my children as well, but that’s a different arena of leadership) that if there is a tough conversation to be had, that I will happily call the person and have it for them. It’s what my friend Bjorn Lutke calls being the stern grandad. He says that ifContinue reading “Manifest Leadership 12 Make the Tough Calls”
Manifest Leadership 10 Do the Right Thing!
If you are a leader, do the right thing no matter what. Tell the truth, keep confidence, take responsibility for your failures, love people. Do what is right no matter how you feel about it. We should not just be first in preaching, in prophesying, in singing, we should be first in doing the rightContinue reading “Manifest Leadership 10 Do the Right Thing!”
Grace and Faith Day 2
After some remarkable worship from Charlie and Jill LeBlanc, Andrew Wommack wisely asked Ashley Terradez to receive the offering. Ashley said the first thing this morning that hit me so hard and made me think: if a ministry has helped you and changed your life and you are not partnering with it, there is somethingContinue reading “Grace and Faith Day 2”
Manifest Leadership 04 Proving By Improving part 2 Lead By Example!
There was a survey done by a large banking company last year trying to discover what made a leader easier to follow, and by a large margin, the number one answer is when people lead by example. This is really good news for you. Because this is something you can choose as a leader. YouContinue reading “Manifest Leadership 04 Proving By Improving part 2 Lead By Example!”
Inspiring and Challenging Dreamers 