ecclesiology, leadership, organizational leadership, priorities, success
Presented to the TRACS National Conference, Dallas, TX, October 29, 2015 Download (PDF, 97KB) Download (PDF, 8.23MB) The demise of the church at Ephesus illustrates how difficult it is to safeguard the worldview core of an institution. The church there had...
economics, finances, hope, Jesus, teachings of, lists, priorities, salvation, success
Today is not looking like it will be an encouraging day for financial markets around the world, and predictably this news cycle will probably be dominated by ominous financial news. This is a difficult time for many, but doesn’t need to be cause for hopelessness or...
church polity, ecclesiology, leadership, success
For some unidentifiable reason I enjoy tormenting students with an important albeit slippery theological and philosophical question. What is good? As you might imagine, the answers I get are quite diverse. One student recently responded by citing an online dictionary...
communication, grace, hope, salvation, success
Sometimes it seems difficult to communicate the love of Christ to others. It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer weight of Biblical data and become tongue-tied when trying to share how one can know Christ. Here are three ways to share God’s plan for salvation...
grace, prayer, priorities, success
Of the 150 psalms that constitute the largest book in the Bible, Moses penned only one, so we approach Psalm 90 with particular interest. What was so significant about the prayer of this one who spoke face to face with God (Exodus 33:11), that his prayer would later...
hope, persecution, success, worldview
Trials are inevitable. Every now and then we get a break, but in many ways life is a daily challenge. How does the Bible prescribe that we deal with these difficulties? James 1:2-4 exhorts believers to consider it all joy when we go through various kinds of...
exegesis/exposition, leadership, organizational leadership, pedagogy, success
“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord...
education, epistemology, leadership, pedagogy, priorities, success
Knowing God’s word is a central responsibility and privilege for Christians. It is by His word that we get to know Him, and it is His word that equips us (2 Tim 3:16-17; Eph 4:12). His word protects us (Eph 6;11-17), guides us (Ps 119:11, 105), sustains us (Mt 4:4),...
leadership, organizational leadership, priorities, success
Can you safeguard the organization and guarantee it doesn’t depart from core values? The Biblical example of the church at Ephesus says “no.” The church at Ephesus apparently got its start during Paul’s third missionary journey (Acts 18:21ff) and was influenced early...
