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Simon Peter an Odd Choice

The only omnicompetent Executive chose Simon Peter--a man of great strengths and glaring weaknesses--to lead his fledgling church.


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Change What You Can

From research and personal experience I've come to the conclusion that in every church 16 percent of the members will never change. The tragedy is ...


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All Christians Are Ministers

If you are a Christian, then you are a minister. A non-ministering Christian is a contradiction in terms.


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The Madness of Christian Leadership

Christian leadership is both a meaningful and maddening vocation.


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Ministry in the Parking Lot

I learn about the effectiveness of my ministry by watching people in the parking lot rather than in the pews.


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Churches Full of Sinners

The biblical fact is that there are no successful churches. There are, instead, communities of sinners, gathered before God week after week in towns and ...


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Responsibility for the Church

I beg you, do not look upon [this parish] as a steppingstone, but rather say: Here I shall stay as long as it pleases God; if it be his will, until I ...


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Ministers in the Water

Ministers cannot walk on water; but they can learn to swim.


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Congregations of Sinners

Every congregation is a congregation of sinners. And if that weren't bad enough, each has a sinner for a pastor.


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The Great Divide

What is a mature Christian? Assuming that evangelistic concern is a vital part of maturity and discipleship, there was one troubling tendency in the statistics: ...


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