A great quote from Abraham Kuyper: “If once the curtain were pulled back, and the spiritual world behind it came to view, it would expose to our spiritual vision a struggle so intense, so convulsive, sweeping everything within its range,…
Grudem for Romney
Wayne Grudem plans to support Mitt Romeny in the presidential election. Interesting to ponder. . . though still a ways away. HT: Justin Taylor
Brighten Your Day
You’ll have fun with this – – if you like sports just a little. Read the blog, then listen.
Why 18-22 Year Olds Leave Church
Lifeway has released a study of why 18-22 year olds stop attending church. Local church leaders should carefully consider. HT: The World From Our Window
Divine Leverage
One of the things I love most about how God works is that he often uses small efforts on the part of his people for big results. I call this “divine leverage.” Because God is sovereign, God, and all-powerful, he can take some minor effort on our part and weave it into a major result.
Praying as a Pastoral Search Committee
If nothing else, read through the prayer suggestions at the end.
Most pastoral search committes / pulpit nominating committees would say that they believe prayer is important. But, how many really pray . . . As always, it would be encouraging to hear if you find this helpful. You can e-mail me at chris at theredbrickchurch.org (or course, you have to use the @ sign without spaces).
Kill It. Or Be Killed.
Most of us know what it takes to kill something. You have to be vicious.The other day when I was mowing my yard I saw my neighbor run out of his garage with a shovel in his hand. He ran…
Another John Murray Quote
. . . As we come into intelligent, believing, and adoring encounter with the glory of Christ, we take on the characters which belong to him.
5th Tree, Right Side Facing the Throne
If you are having a tough week, soak in these words from Revelation 21.
Pastoral Search Interview Questions
Let me say at the onset, I do NOT think pastoral search committees or pulpit nominating committees should only interview a potential pastor about preaching. But, certainly, preaching should be a major part of what they interview a potential pastor about.Below are some potential interview questions about preaching. You probably won’t want to use them all. Maybe you will only want to use one or two. But, at least these give some idea of how you might interview a potential pastor about preaching.
I know the questions are all numbered one. When I pasted the material into my blog, it did that with the numbers, and I don’t have the energy to change them all right now. . .
If this material is helpful, I would love to hear about it. You can e-mail me at chris at theredbrickchurch.org.