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Leadership Journal Fall 2012

volume 33, Issue 4
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From the Editor

The 5 Main Things

The 5 Main Things

Keeping the main thing the main thing.
Marshall Shelley

Theme

More than a Message

 More than a Message

Our churches need to see us live out the gospel, not just talk about it.
Timothy Morey
Practicing What I Preach

Practicing What I Preach

When I saw our church's lack of adult conversions, I made a personal commitment to evangelism.
Kelly Brady
Building a Battle-Ready Team

Building a Battle-Ready Team

Three questions to determine whether someone is a good team player.
Michael Cheshire
Fireworks or a Candle?

 Fireworks or a Candle?

A Spanish pastor's reflections on the work that lasts.
Jose Luis Navajo
To Serve and Protect

 To Serve and Protect

How pastors guard the flock
Gordon MacDonald
The Essence of a Pastor
panel

The Essence of a Pastor

Five pastors share stories about the core of their calling.
Perry Noble, David Swanson, Lillian Daniel, J.R. Woodward, Ed Brown
Finding God's Will Together

Finding God's Will Together

How to help a group discern God's leading
Ruth Haley Barton
Our Presumptuous Calling

Our Presumptuous Calling

Who am I to teach all nations and feed Jesus' sheep?
John Ortberg
Essentials of Ministry

 Essentials of Ministry

And the distractions that pull us away …
Bob Goodsell, Alex Gee, Jr., Matt Arndt, Dale Chapin

Currents

Dancing with Caesar

 Dancing with Caesar

How can we engage politics in Christ-honoring ways?
Interview with Amy Black
Beer and a Bump

 Beer and a Bump

Compiled by Eric Reed
Pixelate That!

Pixelate That!

Dramatic rise in broadcast nudity.
Compiled by Eric Reed
The Online Pastor

 The Online Pastor

Compiled by Eric Reed

Commentary

The Way of Discernment

 The Way of Discernment

Leading God's people means seeking God's guidance.
Mark Buchanan
What Good Shepherds Don't Do

 What Good Shepherds Don't Do

When tending becomes controlling, we've overstepped our role.
Skye Jethani

Toolkit

Love Works: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders By Joel Manby (Zondervan, 2012)

 Love Works: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders By Joel Manby (Zondervan, 2012)

A Leadership Journal Review
Barnabas Piper
Fatherless Generation: Redeeming the Story by John Sowers (Zondervan, 2010)

 Fatherless Generation: Redeeming the Story by John Sowers (Zondervan, 2010)

A Leadership Journal review
Barnabas Piper
Facing a Faction

Facing a Faction

Avoid being ousted by a group of disgruntled members.
Matt Branaugh
BibleWorks 9

BibleWorks 9

A Leadership Journal review
Fredericka Mathews-Green

Bonus Articles

Balancing Acts

Balancing Acts

Tim Keller and Andy Stanley explain what it takes to get ministry right.
Interviews by Drew Dyck
Ministering to Mormons

 Ministering to Mormons

Reaching Mormons demands understanding their theology and culture.
An interview with Steve Bennetsen
Lessons from the Joshua Tree

Lessons from the Joshua Tree

Nurturing a church plant in tough, really tough, soil
Bert Crabbe

All Articles

Divine Rehab

Divine Rehab

Whatever your addiction, God's grace is the only hope for a way out.

Laura Leonard

Auditing America's Political Integrity

Auditing America's Political Integrity

The IRS scandal, Benghazi incidents, and the disappointment of dishonorable leadership.

Halee Gray Scott

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