Leadership
The Five A’s of Building Healthy Elder Boards: Atmosphere
The best elder boards maintain an atmosphere of joy, equality, prayer and friendship.
People to Know: Pastor Jon Kelly
Bringing a basic introduction of leaders, scholars and practitioners to The Front Porch family.
The Five A’s of Building Healthy Elder Boards: Ability
For our leadership groups to be healthy, we need our leaders to display certain abilities for the role. Here are four.
The Five A’s of Building Healthy Elder Boards: Agreements
The lead pastor’s first responsibility is to build the kind of agreement that allows the elders to stick together in love and understanding when things get tough—because they will get tough.
People to Know: Dr. Theon Hill
Bringing a basic introduction of leaders, scholars and practitioners to The Front Porch family.
People to Know: Dr. George Yancey
Bringing a basic introduction of leaders, scholars and practitioners to The Front Porch family.
People to Know: Dr. Korie Edwards
In the inaugural People to Know post, we spotlight Dr. Korie Edwards, scholar of race, religion, power and gender with a focus on Christian churches.
Fragmentary Notes on Mark’s Gospel (Mark 1)
A New Year’s resolution from Mark 1: keep picking men, praying to God, preaching the gospel, and providing needs.
The Gospel & Racial Reconciliation: Book Review
The world seems to be very good at diagnosing problems, but often gives solutions that do not work. Christians have the message that is powerful enough to change hearts. So why is it that nonbelievers are at least willing to talk about racism, but many churches like to sweep it under the rug?
A 2017 Presidential Inauguration Prayer
Our gracious Father and God, You are the great ruler over all creation. You are the Lord, You alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and You preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships You.
Removing Fallen Leaders
Have you noticed that recent months and years have recorded the fall of some very prominent church leaders? Can a fallen pastor be returned to pastoral leadership?
The Pastor’s Wife: Help-Fit, Yet Sometimes Helpless
Sometimes the life of a pastor’s wife can be made more difficult and lonely than it needs to be. Here are some remedies.