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The Leadership Conversation: What is a Leader?

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-10-18T14:36:13-06:00

by Mary Meadows Do you identify as a leader? If you had asked me this question three years ago I would have called you crazy. I am an extreme introvert. As a result, the thought of being a leader—of telling people what to do or making decisions for a group—made me want to retreat to my quiet corner of the world and hide behind the cover of a book. Not only am I an introvert, but I’m really good at helping out behind the scenes. Do you need kitchen help at a church hosted dinner? No problem! Music selected and organized [...]

The Leadership Conversation: What is a Leader?Lisa Harp Hinds2023-10-18T14:36:13-06:00

Becoming a Great Leader – an Overnight Success

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-10-17T15:14:39-06:00

by Chip Hinds When you consider your leadership, do you think of it as a vocation, a science, a skill anyone can acquire or as something that some just happen to be gifted to do, and others without that special gifting have no hope of attaining? Neither picture is truly accurate. It is like being a theologian. One way or another, everyone’s a theologian. The atheist contends there is no god and hence establishes his theology. Another person contends one cannot know if there is a god and owns the consequences of his theology. The observant person recognizes the existence of [...]

Becoming a Great Leader – an Overnight SuccessLisa Harp Hinds2023-10-17T15:14:39-06:00

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Leadership Lessons from Esther

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-10-17T15:09:06-06:00

by Israel Steinmetz In 1967 screen legend Clint Eastwood starred in one of his best-known films, The Good, The Bad & the Ugly. A few years ago, while reading the book of Esther I discovered how apropos this movie title was to the people around Esther who contributed to her emergence as one of the most important leaders in Scripture. The book of Esther is a drama with three players exercising leadership and a fourth player caught in the middle and faced with a choice, “What kind of leader am I going to be?” The leaders surrounding Esther are Mordecai (the [...]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Leadership Lessons from EstherLisa Harp Hinds2023-10-17T15:09:06-06:00

What are the Essentials of Spiritual Leadership?

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-10-17T15:04:08-06:00

by Whaid Rose Essentials of Spiritual Leadership On January 13, 2012, the Italian cruise ship, Costa Concordia, ran aground in shallow waters near Isola del Giglio, off the coast of Tuscany. A total of 32 lives were lost, and hundreds of passengers had to be rescued from the capsized vessel. The incident drew much attention, most of which focused on what was obvious to the most casual observer: this accident could have been easily avoided. The Costa Concordia, which was on its first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea, deviated from its planned route and sailed close to shore [...]

What are the Essentials of Spiritual Leadership?Lisa Harp Hinds2023-10-17T15:04:08-06:00

They Finished Well

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-10-17T14:55:20-06:00

by Whaid Rose Three influential Christian leaders—reflecting on their lives and legacies I’m told that the ancient Olympic Games included a race in which the prize was given, not to the runner who got to the finish line first, but rather to the one who finished with his torch still lit. This speaks to the goal of the Christian race—getting to the finish line with Jesus’ light in us still burning brightly with reputation still intact, testimony still strong. This is especially important for Christian leaders whose torch lights the way for other runners, and so far in 2023, several have [...]

They Finished WellLisa Harp Hinds2023-10-17T14:55:20-06:00

The Ministry of Walking Alongside Those in Need

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-10-03T14:44:48-06:00

by Santiago Chavez I heard my inner voice repeatedly telling me to keep it together, but his tears and quivering lower lip pushed me over the edge. A warm tear drop fogged my vision and rolled past my glasses down my cheek. He could barely get the words out, “I can’t believe I let myself do that. I must be some sort of monster.” His addiction had taken him further than he wanted to go and cost him far more than he was willing to pay. His wife discovered the activity and was so wounded that she issued the ultimatum, “Get [...]

The Ministry of Walking Alongside Those in NeedLisa Harp Hinds2023-10-03T14:44:48-06:00

Faith of our Mothers: Honoring the Church Mothers

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-09-12T15:16:11-06:00

by Amber Mann Riggs Our eyes would connect at our church service each week as we sought one another out to embrace. Her eyes, tired from the failing health associated with a long-life-well-lived – and mine, exhausted from a lack of sleep well-known to mothers of four young children. Unrelated except through the blood of Christ, she let me call her Grandma Marybell, and I delighted in hearing her South Texas drawl pronounce me a granddaughter. We had only been part of the same congregation for a few years, so over the span of her life we actually spent relatively little [...]

Faith of our Mothers: Honoring the Church MothersLisa Harp Hinds2023-09-12T15:16:11-06:00

Tonight We Remember (A Reflection on the Lord’s Supper)

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-09-12T15:07:41-06:00

by Amber Mann Riggs Dishes pile up, noisy disagreements echo off of toddler-decorated walls, my newsfeed baits and agitates and broadcasts destruction and heartache. I pick yet another wayward Lego off the floor as my teeth clench to narrowly avoid lashing out in frustration. Today, it is so easy to forget that tonight, we remember. We remember that… The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he [...]

Tonight We Remember (A Reflection on the Lord’s Supper)Lisa Harp Hinds2023-09-12T15:07:41-06:00

From Plow to Pulpit – a life lived in preparation for ministry

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-09-12T14:44:40-06:00

by Nick Nimchuk Pastor Nick Nimchuk served the Church of God (Seventh Day) as a minister in both Canada and the United States for almost 40 years. The following is his story – the story of a young man who went searching for his purpose in life, and found that purpose as a pastor. Whether he knew it at the time, his early life was in preparation for ministry. At the age of 14, I considered myself a man In the fall of 1948 at the age of 14, I considered myself a man and I wanted to prove to my [...]

From Plow to Pulpit – a life lived in preparation for ministryLisa Harp Hinds2023-09-12T14:44:40-06:00

What Is a Pastor’s God-given Duty?

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-09-12T14:39:36-06:00

by David Zellers “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”[1] Just as many Americans answered John F. Kennedy’s call to duty for their country, pastors are answering God’s call to duty for the Body of Christ. Sadly, many pastors find their congregations expect their pastor to lead, or at least be involved in, every program and be at the beck and call of every member 24/7; in addition, they expect an award-winning sermon during every service. However, what are the pastor’s responsibilities according to God’s Word? The Bible [...]

What Is a Pastor’s God-given Duty?Lisa Harp Hinds2023-09-12T14:39:36-06:00

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