Starting and leading a local church
The Death of a Church (Closure) Examination of a church closure, why it should, why it shouldn’t, explaining why it happens when it shouldn’t.
Let me make a highly charged statement. Every single church in the world should shut down completely. Read on to follow my logic, and then I have comments to make about the issue of church closures.
Dealing with Problem People looks at problem people from a pastor’s point of view. Much more than solutions to these people, we need to adjust our attitude towards them.
Problems with People addresses the problems a pastor will face, and finds the secret blessing in them for him, his ministry, and his people.
Problems with People
By David Cox
Any pastor that has been in the ministry for any length of time (a couple of years or so) will tell you that the ministry is fraught with problems. Many pastors take these problems personally, and the fight becomes a person to person confrontation. That is a quick recipe for pastor burnout and the stress-to-death syndrome.
Getting People to faithfully integrate is an article on how to get people to particate in your church. This article links to more articles dealing with these issues.
This Bible study on handling Gossip discusses Gossip in the light of what the Bible commands about it.
