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Winter 2015: Declutter

Volume 37
Winter

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In this Issue

From The Editor

It’s Complicated
It’s Complicated
Choosing the best over the merely good

Features

When Rest Is the Only Solution
When Rest Is the Only Solution
In ministry there’s always more work to do. That’s why it’s essential to stop.
How Does Your Week Look?
How Does Your Week Look?
5 pastors share how they structure their schedules.
Time to Clean House?
Time to Clean House?
5 steps to unclutter your ministry
The Barnacles of Life
The Barnacles of Life
What Dallas Willard taught me about living the Jesus way in ministry.

Culture

The Painful Lessons of Mars Hill
The Painful Lessons of Mars Hill
What can we learn from the collapse of Mark Driscoll's church?
If Jesus Had a Smartphone
If Jesus Had a Smartphone
Making disciples after the revolution.
The Freedom of Simple
The Freedom of Simple
And vocations beyond ‘ministries.’
Forgotten Kingdom?
Forgotten Kingdom?
And other items of interest from ministry and culture.

Practices

What to Say at an Awkward Funeral?
What to Say at an Awkward Funeral?
A case study in leadership discernment: How to eulogize one whose spiritual condition is doubtful at best.
The Leadership Journal Book Awards
The Leadership Journal Book Awards
Here are the year’s best books for church leaders.
Toss the Old Sweater
Toss the Old Sweater
Ministry, like a closet, can be too full.
Sketchnote Preaching
Sketchnote Preaching
And other innovative practices from around the ministry world.
Interruption or Divine Appointment?
Interruption or Divine Appointment?
Knowing the difference has more to do with your soul than your schedule.

Soul

4 Streams of Wisdom
4 Streams of Wisdom
Where to look when you need it most.
My Pathology: Saying Yes
My Pathology: Saying Yes
Why I gave my wife calendar control.
Seeing My Son’s Murderer
Seeing My Son’s Murderer
Did I really believe what I preach?

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