Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 7

Posted on September 29, 2009 by igalindo

We continue the “Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff” to avoid for those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then this is the way to do it!). Today, no. 7: Make staff members responsible for other people’s functioning. Continue reading →

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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 6

Posted on September 28, 2009 by igalindo

We continue the “Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff” to avoid for those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then this is the way to do it!). Today, no. 6: Maintain a dysfunctional personnel committee. Continue reading →

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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 5

Posted on September 25, 2009 by igalindo

We continue the “Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff” to avoid for those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then this is the way to do it!). Today, no. 5: Do not do worship planning together. Continue reading →

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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 4

Posted on September 24, 2009 by igalindo

We continue the “Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff” to avoid for those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then this is the way to do it!). Today, no. 4: Neglect a Theology of Calling. Continue reading →

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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 3

Posted on September 23, 2009 by igalindo

We continue the “Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff” to avoid for those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then this is the way to do it!). Today, no. 3: Divide and Conquer. Continue reading →

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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 2

Posted on September 22, 2009 by igalindo

We continue the “Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff” to avoid for those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then this is the way to do it!). Today, no. 2: Micromanage and Overfunction. Continue reading →

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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff

Posted on September 21, 2009 by igalindo

For those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, here are the ten most common ways that pastors ruin church staff—and how to avoid them. (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then this is the way to do it!). Today, no. 1: Demand perfection and conformity. Continue reading →

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You are that which you search for

Posted on September 9, 2009 by igalindo

Today was Orientation for the entering students at the seminary. A great bunch of folks. I was intrigued by the diversity in the group, including the span in ages and life experiences. The group served to confirm the reality that the term “non-traditional student” hardly means anything in theological education any more. God is at work calling people from all walks and stages of life for the Kingdom. And it is humbling to witness that people are responding. And more humbling still, the realization that for some of us, the calling is to prepare those who’ve answered the higher calling. Continue reading →

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Changing others, changing self

Posted on September 1, 2009 by igalindo

A very nervous young bride-to-be was counseled by her pastor on a way to stay focused on getting through the ceremony. “Take it one step at a time,” said the minister, “When you enter the church tomorrow, you will only be walking down the aisle you’ve walked down many times before. Concentrate on that. And when you get halfway down the aisle,” he continued, “concentrate on the altar, where you and your family have worshiped for so many years. Concentrate on that. And as you reach the end of the aisle, your groom will be waiting for you. Concentrate on him.” Continue reading →

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Three cheers

Posted on August 31, 2009 by igalindo

An Episcopalian priest played golf regularly with the local Baptist minister and two of his members. The priest kept inviting the Baptists to visit one of his services until they were embarrassed at not having gone. So they committed to being good neighbors and picked a date to visit, but arrived late to the service. Continue reading →

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