Five Church Situations Which Benefit from Outside Resources

A Serious Conflict-Resolution Situation Among the Leadership

No one who has ever been part of a conflict in a church ever wants to repeat the experience. While the Lord is sovereign and uses those situations for the good of His people (Romans 8:28), the pain and trauma of that conflict is intensely distressing and extremely long-lasting in many cases. I am no...

May 8, 2023

Five Church Situations Which Benefit from Outside Resources

Accounting and Human Resources

For me as a preaching/teaching pastor, just the words “accounting and human resources” are less interesting to me than words like “Christology” or “expository preaching” or “discipleship.” And in fact, the church in which I serve is blessed to have numerous men and women who happen to have expertise in these areas; I do not take that for granted.

May 1, 2023

Five Church Situations Which Benefit from Outside Resources

Designing a New Facility or Remodel

This short series is devoted to the local church that might derive some benefit for outside resources. Scripture teaches that the ultimate authority in the local church is the body of elders/leaders God has raised up (1 Timothy 3, Titus 1). But sometimes the better part of wisdom with this body of leaders is to utilize the help of outside resources with specific knowledge. This series suggests five situations which might benefit from an outside resource.

Nov 17, 2021

Why is God so severe all the time?

Sometimes the question is asked, "Why does God seem so severe in some of His punishments, "for example in the Bible?" Well, that question is actually based on a faulty assumption, and that is that I somehow am able to judge what God aught or aught not to do. The fact is, that this is His creation. E...