Church Leadership
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It’s Not about the Pizza
Recently, I was listening to a discussion among some men on the radio about a pizza restaurant they had visited. During the discussion they mentioned the fact that, when they walked into the restaurant, there was a sign that welcomed them (and others) to the restaurant that had been recognized for ten years in a row as the cleanest restaurant in that particular chain of restaurants. The curiosity of one of those men caused him to ask an employee what they did in order to earn that distinction. That, in turn, led to the young lady giving him and his friends a tour and discussing the procedures they had in place to…
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One Of Life’s Greatest Blessings
I’m spending a lot of time working on lessons for Polishing the Pulpit, which is coming up in a couple of months. Some of my time is spent just sitting and thinking about the topic upon which I have been asked to speak. This week I’ve been thinking, studying, and writing about being an elder’s wife. Now, you may be wondering about the title for this blog post and how it goes along with being an elder’s wife. There are days when I wonder the same thing! After all, it is a fairly difficult position…the wife of a man whose responsibility (along with other men serving in this capacity) is to watch…
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Church Leaders, Quit Blaming It All On Covid
First sentence: I am as guilty as anyone else. There, I said it. If you need to, read that first sentence again and again and again. This post is not meant to cast blame. It is meant for ME first. I need this. I am guilty of this. Are you getting the point? If you think I am talking about “your” church or “your” elders or whatever, I am not, unless they happen to fall under the same heading that I am writing about for ME. Here is the simple point: we are now over 610 days into 15 days to slow the spread. We are 20+ months into a…