by Terry_Powell | Mar 31, 2017 | Church Leadership and Ministry
Integral to leadership is serving as a change agent. Yet leaders often fail in the way they implement new ideas. Unwise approaches often sabotage great ideas. Applying the three principles that follow may expedite acceptance of your changes. I’m aware of a lot...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 28, 2017 | All, Relationships |
My dad, a textile mill worker in rural North Carolina, loved Jesus passionately. Forced to drop out of school in the seventh grade to go to work, after coming to Christ as a young man, he studied the Bible voraciously.Dad taught an adult Bible study class, wrote...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 22, 2017 | All
Small groups and adult classes often discuss books by Christian authors, one or two chapters at a time. The next time your group chooses a book to read—and it doesn’t come with a study guide or questions for group interaction – the following ideas may help...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 20, 2017 | All
Joy-sapping workloads, feelings of inadequacy, lack of apparent fruitfulness, and battle fatigue from spiritual warfare are some of the foes that threaten ministry motivation and endurance. Here are six truths that infuse me with biblical perspective and buoy my...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 17, 2017 | All |
I’ve always viewed my call from God to vocational ministry as a high privilege. Since I turned 19, forty-eight years ago, my only means of earning a living has been ministry venues: church staff, denominational trainer, writer, and Christian university professor.But...
