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Checking References on a Prospective Preacher (What Do You Not Like and How Will You Put Up With It?) 1 Aug 2013 | 08:04 am
One of the questions I enjoy asking in pre-marital counseling: “What is it about you future wife/husband that irritates you that you don’t like you think you will be able to change in six m...
Criticism Is and Will Be 2 Jul 2013 | 02:21 am
…continued from last month... I can be defeated by criticism by: 1. Rejecting it all. This assumes that I am the smartest, wisest person on earth. There is no one who knows as much-and certainly no...
Leaders Are Criticized 4 Jun 2013 | 08:13 am
…continued from last month... The children of Israel wanted a recall on Moses and Aaron. When Joshua and Caleb concurred with their leadership, the congregation wanted to stone them (Numbers 14:1-10)...
Are You a Lightning Rod or a Knicknack?−Attitude Toward Criticism 1 May 2013 | 09:19 pm
During the early years of my ministry, I didn't want criticism. I was scared of criticism. When someone told me what they didn't like, I felt rejected, mistreated. Twenty-one years after I sta...
1 Timothy 2:1, 2 22 Apr 2013 | 09:47 am
Sunday in Bible study we discussed 1 Timothy 2:1, 2: "Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who ...
Evaluation Should Be Mutual 4 Apr 2013 | 09:09 am
Obviously, elders have the oversight of a congregation which includes the preacher and other people on staff as well as the rest of the congregation (Acts 20:28). A supervisor has the responsibil...
Time of Evaluation: Regular, Often, Scheduled, and Unscheduled 6 Mar 2013 | 04:35 am
Annual reviews can be very helpful. However, for a good relationship, that is not enough. There can be an understanding that we will always be honest and open with each other. That is ideal. But I bel...
Basis of Evaluation: Truth 1 Feb 2013 | 10:46 am
If I really want evaluation, I need to be ready to hear my weaknesses as well as my strengths. That can be painful, but helpful. “Open rebuke is better than love carefully concealed. Faithful are the...
Expectations of Evaluation 3 Jan 2013 | 12:28 am
The time to begin effective evaluation is in the beginning of the relationship. I have found it helpful to have this included in the contract-job description. For the last thirty years of my mini...
Effective Evaluation 4 Dec 2012 | 08:41 pm
Do you ever want to know, "What do the elders think of my work?" "I wonder if I am in danger of being fired." "Is our preacher happy?" "What do the other elders think of me?" "Am I overbearin...
