How many times have I heard pastors say, “I just don’t like to preach on stewardship!” Sometimes it’s an admission: “Well, I preach on stewardship once a year because I feel like I really ought to.” And yet stewardship—the management of resources or property for a true owner—is a consistent and crucial theme throughout Scripture. […]
Leader Development
Too tired to quit
And if you don’t like it, there’s the door!” Those words spoken from the pulpit by a ministry colleague introduced me to pastoral burnout. After delivering that doozy of a sermon, he broke down sobbing. After a month away from ministry and a year rebuilding spiritual, emotional, and physical strength, he had decades of effective […]
Take time to mentor teens
My oldest son showed signs early on that he is a gifted teacher. When he was a teenager, he had opportunities to serve in our church’s youth group. But as his pastor, I missed a strategic opportunity to help him grow. I should have paired him with that church’s master Sunday school teacher, Miss Norma, […]
God redirects church’s building plan
A truth from the book of Proverbs guided Crossroads Church’s recent building project: “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps” (Prov. 16:9 NLT). Three years ago, the church began working with the Baptist Foundation of Illinois (BFI) to plan for an addition that would give them more space for worship, students, […]
At AWSOM, young women urged to serve others amid ‘selfie’ culture
A capacity crowd gathered at the IBSA Building in November for the largest-ever AWSOM event for young women. The annual meeting (which stands for Amazing Women Serving Our Maker) includes training in evangelism and discipleship, focused Bible study, and a missions emphasis. “Our theme was how to live selflessly in a selfie world,” said Carmen […]
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