The First Thing to Know When Caring For Someone
When you are about to disciple someone, where do you begin as far as developing a plan for their discipleship care? Your starting point will… Read more »
How to Love a Difficult Person Without Them Controlling You
How do you stay true to what you believe while not offending those who aren’t willing to get on board with your perspectives and practices?… Read more »
How To Motivate Church People To Volunteer
Volunteering to serve in a local church and within the surrounding community is at the heart of the gospel. Jesus best capsulated the idea of… Read more »
When a Parachurch Ministry Tries to Run the Church
How much power should a parachurch organization have over a local church? Should a local church submit to a parachurch organization? When your parachurch ministry… Read more »
Any Christian Can Counsel. Are You Counseling?
One of the most significant unintended consequences of the biblical counseling movement is the idea that counseling is for a select number of Christians. Listen… Read more »
Which Do You Need for Your Maturity: a Bible or a Mentor?
Would it be better to have a Bible or a mentor? You could say my question is a trick question, though it is not meant to… Read more »
Three Characteristics of a Wonderful Leader
When you think about the characteristics of a good leader, what comes to mind? I suspect many of us would think about a pastor or… Read more »
Interview with Pastor Mike Hawkins about Caring for Others
I interviewed my friend, Pastor Mike Hawkins about his life, pastoring, counseling, and how our ministry intersects with his on a day-to-day basis. I have… Read more »
Discipleship Is Not Primarily about Changing Circumstances
Imagine the Apostle Paul coming to you with a thorn stuck in his flesh, metaphorically speaking, and wanting your help. What would be your primary… Read more »
Can’t the Local Church Do This?
Mailbag: Are the spiritual gifts to the elders sufficient to meet the church counseling needs? Should more elders acknowledge their God-given sufficiency to counsel? Listen to the podcast… Read more »
