In our last post, we looked at the fact that some people in your church are sheep and some are goats, and how you as a pastor can tell the difference. Often the people themselves do not know the difference! Many goats in your church think they are sheep but they are always fighting, alwaysContinue reading “Just For the Pastors 09: Beware of Wolves!”
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Just For the Pastors 08: You Can’t Pastor Goats!
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!”
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 04: What it Looks Like!
As pastors we should have a concern about what things look like. Many pastors and churches looks a lot like the world. And people need to realize you do not get the world to come to church by being worldly. Others look like they have just woken up. So in that sense, some care shouldContinue reading “Just for the Pastors 04: What it Looks Like!”
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 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!”
Manifest Leadership 05 Make Real Friends!
As organizations grow, there has to be a real push by leaders to make real friends. When I teach on the three steps of leadership, the first step is making friends. People follow people they like. You can actually change an entire office, an entire church, an entire school by the relationships you build. WhatContinue reading “Manifest Leadership 05 Make Real Friends!”
Manifest Leadership 03 Proving By Improving part 1 Draw the Lines
So, if you want to lead others, my suggestion is always this: set the bar for yourself as high as it can possibly be. Study, pray, work, labour, learn, think… whatever it takes to raise the bar so it. Constantly consider what else can you better, how can you improve. Remember our credibility as leadersContinue reading “Manifest Leadership 03 Proving By Improving part 1 Draw the Lines”
Inspiring and Challenging Dreamers 