1. Each year I go to the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit. (I go to a simulcast site at Baylor University.) This is a two-day conference that is stimulating, thoughtful, and encouraging. This year I particularly enjoyed Seth Godin’s presentation. Of course, I also am a regular reader of his blog. He makes me think.… Continue reading Ministry Inside.51
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1. Be sure to listen to the talk by Chuck DeGroot on “Spiritual Life of a Church Planter.” I was very impressed with this talk. Very good and helpful to ministers and other church leaders. 2. I recently read “The Cape Town Commitment: A Confession of Faith and a Call to Action” which was produced… Continue reading Ministry Inside.50
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1. You might find Ministry and Spiritual Formation resources from the Wheaton College website very useful. There are some very good resources here. Also, you might enjoy these podcasts from The Center for Excellence in Preaching, Calvin Theological Seminary. 2. I read this article in the print edition of the The Wall Street Journal last… Continue reading Ministry Inside.48
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1. I just returned from the annual Sermon Seminar hosted by Austin Graduate School of Theology. This seminar features presentations by both biblical scholars and ministers. The aim is to give ministers tools for preaching. This year the seminar featured Rodney Ashlock and Mark Hamilton (ACU) and Eddie Sharp (University Avenue Church of Christ, Austin).… Continue reading Ministry Inside.47
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1. Tim Spivey has done some good work related to generosity. See his post “Are Christians Generous?” 2. Are you on Twitter? Many on Twitter have moved way beyond simply telling people where they ate lunch. Again and again, I have been blessed on Twitter by learning about terrific blog posts, finding interesting links, etc.… Continue reading Ministry Inside.46
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1. Last week I was at the Pepperdine Bible Lectures. One of the presentations I made was for a class entitled “Compelling Questions Ministers Would Love for Elders to Ask.” For a list of these questions, leave a comment below. You can purchase MP3s, CDs, or DVDs here. 2. Be very, very careful about moving… Continue reading Ministry Inside.45
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Each Thursday this particular series “Ministry Inside,” is published especially for church leaders, pastors, ministers, elders, etc. That doesn’t mean you should pass on reading this if you are not in one of these roles. You might find this interesting. 1. The following interview is with Nancy Duarte (author of Slide:ology and Resonate). Her material… Continue reading Ministry Inside.44
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Each Thursday, I post “Ministry Inside” which is intended to be helpful to those who serve as pastors, ministers, elders, and church leaders in general. I suspect those who are not in these roles may find something here to either be interesting or helpful. 1. Do you tweet? Don’t underestimate the usefulness of this. The… Continue reading Ministry Inside.43
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1. Any minister is challenged to be creative. Be sure to read L. L. Barkat’s post “ How to Work Like a Genius.” Interesting comments about Albert Einstein’s work habits. You might also enjoy the post I wrote last week “How to Make Space for Good Thinking.” Ministers really need to give thought to habits… Continue reading Ministry Inside.42
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1. Here is a recommended reading list for church planters from Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City (Tim Keller). 2. Every minister, pastor, preacher, and church leader ought to spend time developing church “street smarts.” What I mean by this is being intentional about learning the system of a particular congregation. I can think… Continue reading Ministry Inside.40