Viewing entries tagged with 'Ministry'
Keeping the Main Pastoral Thing, the Main Pastoral Thing!
The past couple weeks have been, um, well challenging for me. Lot's going on in so many fronts that even a organization freak like me can't hope to keep up. I read The Tyranny of the Ugent in college and have since sought to invest in the most important things; not just the one's that screamed the loudest. But I've learned that sometimes, like the last few weeks, even important things have to get dropped because there are too many of them for one sinner to handle. So how should pastor's prioritize what are at the top of the list of not just urgent, but critically important things?
An Encouraging Beginning!
An Encouraging Day...
Sunday was an encouraging beginning for us as we move towards doing church as a team. I talked with many of you individually during our time together and your response was truly humbling and encouraging. Whether a long-time member or a brand new visitor, you expressed enthusiasm to help our common vision become a reality by getting involved in our new Wellington Presbyterian Church teams. Thank you to all for your enthusiasm and desire to see Christ glorified through our ministry together!
Thinking Teams
Are "teams" simply a cooler, non-presbyterian way to say "committees"? Absolutely not! They are different in key ways that we've spelled out in our Ministry Teams section of the web site. For one thing, teams are about both "tasks" and "people". Listen to how Michael Anthony in The Effective Church Board describes how these 2 things come together in a good team: