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Five Types of Critics in the Church

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001 533 3044 LifeWay Christian Resources 25 7 3570 14.0 Normal 0false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-style-parent:””; font-size:12.0pt;} All pastors and other church leaders have their critics. No leader in the church can escape the sting of criticism. Indeed, dealing with critics is one of the great…
Rainer on Leadership

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The Most Frequent Issues Facing Pastors and Other Church Leaders

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We are asked for insights into different areas of church life on a consistent basis. Today, we cover the seven most frequent issues pastors come to us with.

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Five Perspectives That Help Me Deal with Criticisms

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As one who has received criticisms over the years, I want to share with you personally five perspectives that have helped me deal with them.
Rainer on Leadership

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Eight Areas Ministers Are Unprepared for Ministry

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These are areas almost all ministers will experience difficulty at some point in their careers. In this episode, we look over the points I mentioned in the post and expound on some of the issues involved.

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Eight Areas Where Many Ministers Are Unprepared for Ministry

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My email inbox is full of tragic examples. They entered into vocational ministry with hope and healthy idealism. They had been prepared well in the study of the Bible, theology, Church history, and other classical disciplines. They were bright, eager, and ready to change the world in God’s power. And they failed. Let me say…

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Seven Things Pastors’ Wives Wish They Had Been Told Before They Became Pastors’ Wives

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I am especially grateful to have the opportunity to hear from pastors’ wives since much of my focus is on pastors. In an informal survey, I simply asked the open-ended question: “What do you wish you had been told before you became a minister’s wife?” Thank you to the pastors’ wives who were willing to…

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Seven Characteristics of an Effective Critic

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A few days ago I had a long conversation with a critic of me. Actually, it would be better to say that he is a critic of a decision I made. He would not want to describe himself as a critic of me in the general sense. Rare is the person who actually enjoys criticisms….

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Seven Ways You Can Develop Thicker Skin in Ministry

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Jess and Thom discuss seven ways you can develop thicker skin in ministry.

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Pastoral Whiplash Syndrome: Five Causes

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The metaphor has changed. For most of my ministry, we often referred to the up and down of pastoral ministry as a roller coaster. It made sense. One day the pastor will celebrate five new believers in Christ. The next day the pastor is met by a long-term church member who is leaving the church…

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20 of the Most Difficult Things Pastors Have Done in Ministry

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The question was straightforward: What are some of the most difficult things you have done in ministry? I asked this question on some of my social media channels, so it was an informal survey.  The responses were high, over 600 in the first eight hours. While the quantity of the responses was indicative of the…
Rainer on Leadership

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Ten Things Pastors Don’t Like about Pastoring

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There are certain aspects of pastoral ministry that pastors simply do not like. While every pastor is different, our survey found the top ten facets of pastoral ministry like the least. Sam and Thom look at a survey we did ten years ago, and compare it to a recent survey.

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Ten of the Most Influential Books on My Ministry

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In a recent conversation with my youngest son, Jess, I shared with him a book that had a profound influence on my ministry. The conversation sent me down memory lane. I began to reflect on all the books that had influenced me. I wondered if I could distill them down to just ten books.