BARNA GROUP — It seems not a month goes by without a social media brouhaha involving a high-profile Christian leader. Such was the case when a prominent pastor tweeted about the recent Oklahoma tornado in a manner that seemed to connect the deadly storm to an act of God’s judgment. In between such controversies, insightful […]
Read More >By Bob Allen (Associated Baptist Press) ASSOCIATED BAPTIST PRESS — Former Arkansas governor-turned-media personality Mike Huckabee asked Southern Baptist pastors to consider whether tax breaks from the government are worth the accompanying restrictions on political speech. The former pastor and president of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention said June 10 at a pastors’ conference prior […]
Read More >Christian Newswire — Bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado is partnering with his publisher Thomas Nelson and The Salvation Army and CBA, the Association for Christian Retail, to reach 1 million broken hearts with the message of his book, You’ll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times (September 10, 2013). Through the […]
Read More >In my previous post, I revealed a critical — yet overlooked — trait of executive pastors. I will do the same for worship pastors in this post.
Read More >WASHINGTON/Pew Forum On Religion & Public Life — The geographic origins of new legal permanent residents in the United States have shifted markedly during the past two decades, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. government data on immigration. A total of 41 percent of new green card recipients in 1992 came […]
Read More >WASHINGTON /PRNewswire-USNewswire — Emergency responders are trained to make quick decisions that will protect people and save lives when a natural or man-made disaster occurs. And, this is a skill that comes in handy for anyone running a small organization. Images from the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma remind us that being aware of one’s surroundings, […]
Read More >A few years ago, I met the head of a successful software company at a conference in Los Angeles.
Read More >In many churches, the senior pastor leans on the executive pastor more than any other person.
Read More >When you think of mediocre, what comes to mind? My first thought is that it’s “just OK.” It’s ordinary, or of moderate quality. It’s neither good nor bad. It’s barely adequate; just run-of-the-mill. If you needed an operation, would you look for surgeon who’s mediocre? The same question applies if you were building your dream […]
Read More >MOORE, Okla./Christian Newswire — World Vision is rushing to help those in need after areas of Oklahoma and Missouri were hit by another round of deadly tornadoes Friday evening. The storms come less than two weeks after an EF5 tornado flattened areas of Oklahoma and shattered lives. In this latest round, nine people in Oklahoma […]
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