Special series: Leadership matters
In the “Leadership Matters” series, guest articles explore the dimensions of Christian leadership. Find links to all the stories and related content below: PART 1…
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We need leaders who look more like Jesus
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — I grew up in a small rural Church of Christ that sang “O Why Not Tonight?” on Sunday mornings. As a ministry…
Warning: Baptisms, funerals and giant fish can be hazardous to preachers’ health
EDMOND, OKLA. — A glitch washing away a tall man’s sins. A mishap at a military veteran’s graveside service. An accident inside the huge fish…
What’s really going on at the Texas Rangers game
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Fishing is about more than fishing. That was the gist of a Top 10 country song released in 2011. Trace Adkins’ “Just…
Still the one: Alabama preacher marks 65 years with the same congregation
ROANOKE, Ala. — In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. The Soviet Union stunned…
Our ministerial crisis has arrived
My dad is a minister. He has preached for congregations in Oklahoma, California and Texas. He now serves as an elder of the Gray Road…
Preaching that edifies and saves souls
Are we as evangelists continually growing in our understanding of the message of each Bible book? The apostle Paul suggests that all Christians strive to…
