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Leadership Journal Fall 2012
Volume 33 Issue 4
From the Editor
The 5 Main Things
Keeping the main thing the main thing.
Theme
Essentials of Ministry
And the distractions that pull us away …
Our Presumptuous Calling
Who am I to teach all nations and feed Jesus' sheep?
Finding God's Will Together
How to help a group discern God's leading
To Serve and Protect
How pastors guard the flock
Fireworks or a Candle?
A Spanish pastor's reflections on the work that lasts.
Building a Battle-Ready Team
Three questions to determine whether someone is a good team player.
Practicing What I Preach
When I saw our church's lack of adult conversions, I made a personal commitment to evangelism.
More than a Message
Our churches need to see us live out the gospel, not just talk about it.
Conversations
Essentials of Ministry
And the distractions that pull us away …
Dancing with Caesar
How can we engage politics in Christ-honoring ways?
Balancing Acts
Tim Keller and Andy Stanley explain what it takes to get ministry right.
Ministering to Mormons
Reaching Mormons demands understanding their theology and culture.
Currents
Dancing with Caesar
How can we engage politics in Christ-honoring ways?
Pixelate That!
Dramatic rise in broadcast nudity.
Commentary
The Way of Discernment
Leading God's people means seeking God's guidance.
What Good Shepherds Don't Do
When tending becomes controlling, we've overstepped our role.
Toolkit
Love Works: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders By Joel Manby (Zondervan, 2012)
A Leadership Journal Review
Fatherless Generation: Redeeming the Story by John Sowers (Zondervan, 2010)
A Leadership Journal review
Facing a Faction
Avoid being ousted by a group of disgruntled members.
BibleWorks 9
A Leadership Journal review
Bonus Article
Balancing Acts
Tim Keller and Andy Stanley explain what it takes to get ministry right.
Ministering to Mormons
Reaching Mormons demands understanding their theology and culture.
Lessons from the Joshua Tree
Nurturing a church plant in tough, really tough, soil

