Editor’s Note: This week we welcome guest blogger, Emily Marks. Emily is an adult & community educator. She and her husband Sean live in Lancaster, PA, with their dog Corvus. Emily grew up as a pastor’s kid, and therefore she brings a wealth of experience and a unique perspective to this week’s passage. I hadContinue reading “Have superabundant respect for church leaders – 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13, Part 2”
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Church leaders – 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13, Preview
Throughout the history of the Christian church, there has at times been a testy relationship between the church’s congregation and its leadership. In some eras of church history, there has been more of a general respect for leaders, and for some eras, there has been less general respect. Some of that difference is cultural, someContinue reading “Church leaders – 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13, Preview”
Leadership that does what is just and right – 2 Samuel 8, 10, 21, Part 2
Ancient Israel was a theocracy. A theocracy is a nation that is organized around a religious system. For Israel, God was their true king, and his law was the law of the land. God was the true Shepherd of the people. David was only an undershepherd. Great Britain had some similarities to theocracy. The KingContinue reading “Leadership that does what is just and right – 2 Samuel 8, 10, 21, Part 2”
Women are not responsible for the way people view women’s bodies – 2 Samuel 11, Part 3
Editor’s Note: This week we welcome guest blogger, Emily Marks. Emily is an adult and community educator. She and her husband Sean live in Lancaster, PA, with their dog Corvus. I learned so much from her sermon on 2 Samuel 11-12! I’m excited for you to read these blog posts. David is smart. As weContinue reading “Women are not responsible for the way people view women’s bodies – 2 Samuel 11, Part 3”
Does it really go better when organizations (including marriages) have one single leader? – 1st Samuel 8-10, Part 1
Take a look at these nicknames in the list below. Do you know the people they are referring to. They are all famous people from the 1900s and 2000s. The answers are at the conclusion of the post. See how many you can guess! The King of Rock & Roll King James The King ofContinue reading “Does it really go better when organizations (including marriages) have one single leader? – 1st Samuel 8-10, Part 1”
Why self-control is vital to leadership – Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control, Part 4
Editor’s Note: This week welcome guest blogger, David Hundert. David is a current Master of Divinity student at Evangelical Seminary. Self-control is so important to Paul, that several times, in several letters, Paul includes it in his list of requirements for Church leadership. Paul states in Titus 1:7-8, “Since a leader manages God’s household, heContinue reading “Why self-control is vital to leadership – Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control, Part 4”
Pursuing wisdom and avoiding foolishness in leadership – Ecclesiastes 9:11-10:20, Part 2
What is wisdom? In the previous post, we started a five-part series on Ecclesiastes 9:11-10:20, in which the Teacher (the writer of Ecclesiastes) gives us a series of proverbs about how to live wisely. In that post, the Teacher described a bit of what wisdom does not do, or what it does not look like. Continue reading “Pursuing wisdom and avoiding foolishness in leadership – Ecclesiastes 9:11-10:20, Part 2”
Should leaders run from power or wield it?
“How to be a good leader” When you see a phrase like that, do you check out, move on, and think that’s not for me because I’m not a leader? Leadership speaks of power, and especially abuse of power, and many of us have been negatively affected by leaders run amok. But maybe, even ifContinue reading “Should leaders run from power or wield it?”
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