The last few days I’ve been following the story of Shaun King, an Atlanta church planter and friend of YS, who recently discovered his former boss & pastor has admittedly molested and raped some children.* After doing some further research Shaun learned that other church leaders were aware of the situation but remained silent. Not…… Continue reading Worth fighting for
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Listen to the Right People
Focus on transforming the people you have. The people in your church already have access to the people you want to reach. A popular speaker says, “You need to focus more on reaching than keeping.” That phrase shocks me. It sounds brilliant but is incredibly rude. Do you want to go to that church? I…… Continue reading Listen to the Right People
A Pastor Who Gets It
There’s a tiny amount of cynicism when you hang out with church leaders. We have a hard job and it comes out in funny ways. That guy just doesn’t get it. There are lots of conversations where church leaders don’t get it. Talk to any associate level pastoral staff member, church secretary, maintenance person, van…… Continue reading A Pastor Who Gets It