Leaders read lots of leadership books, both Christian and secular. How do you tell which secular practices may be used in Christian ministry and which should not? That’s the question! At Arrow Leadership’s Gala, George Barna said something remarkable: “People lack trust in leaders because of the poor character demonstrated by so many leaders. My interviews with 6,000 [...]
“Why doesn’t God speak to me?”
The gist of Pastor Manoonsak’s sermon at Jai Samarn church in Bangkok was that when people ask why God doesn’t speak to them they are asking the wrong question. The real question is, “Why am I not listening when God is speaking?” No friendship will last long if one party is always talking and asking for things and [...]
Loving Leadership
“Behind it all is surely an idea so simple, so beautiful, so compelling that when — in a decade, a century, or a millenium — we grasp it, we will say to each other, how could it have been otherwise? How could we have been so blind for so long?” What is the simple, beautiful, [...]
A leader’s intimacy with God
My friend Marvin Brubacher invited me to teach a class at Heritage Seminary for pastors about the practical aspects of leading a ministry. At the end, he asked, “John, what one final thing do you want to tell these ministry leaders? The one piece of advice they must hear?” Without a moment’s hesitation, I said “Never, ever lose your [...]
Ministry leadership a century at a time
In October, I had the chance to review an entire century of leadership in one ministry when I attended the 100th anniversary service of the church I grew up in, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. Reviewing its senior pastors decades at a time rather than years at a time gave me some really high-level insights into leadership that were sobering, inspiring, encouraging [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
