The Leadership Law of E. F. Hutton says, “When the real leader speaks, people listen.” In part one we discovered that your level of confidence and character send a message. Your level of Competence sends a message. Kouzes and Posner said that “the fourth most admired leadership attribute is competence” (page 17). About Christ the [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Leadership Law of Empowerment: Law # 12
Posted: April 29, 2009 in LeadershipTags: Delegation, Empowerment, Henry Ford, John Maxwell, Stephen Covey
Stephen Covey emphasizes two kinds of delegation. The first is gofer delegation which emphasizes the methods. The Gofer’s Creed is “Just tell me what you want me to do and I will do it.” The second and better kind of delegation is stewardship delegation which emphasizes the results. Stewardship delegation is the delegation of responsibilities [...]
The Importance of Doctrinal Statements, Part Two
Posted: April 25, 2009 in Doctrinal Statements, Pastoral TheologyTags: Baptism, Catholics, Council of Trent, Eucharist, Evangelical Catholics, Justification by faith, Keith A. Fournier, Lord's Supper, Ludwig Ott, Protestantism, Vatican II, Wayne Grudem
A church member once said to me, “Catholics are Christians.” I tried to explain the difference between what the Catholic Church and the Bible teaches concerning salvation. I explained that while it is possible for a Catholic to be a believer it is not possible for a Catholic to be a believer and adhere to what [...]
“What is the Gospel?” Part Last
Posted: April 24, 2009 in SalvationTags: Crossless Gospel, Free Grace, Ken Neff, Robert Wilkin, Zane Hodges
The “Crossless Free Gracers” not only believe the gospel can be found in a single evangelistic verse but they also contend that the “Legalistic Free Gracers” cannot agree on how many items are in the gospel that must be believed. “Biblically, the good news (the gospel) addresses different truths concerning Jesus. First Corinthians 15 address [...]
The Importance of Doctrinal Statements, Part One
Posted: April 24, 2009 in Doctrinal Statements, Pastoral TheologyTags: Arianism, Arius, Athanasius, Church councils, Constantine, Council of Constantinople, Council of Nicaea, creeds, Doctrinal Statements, eternal generation of the Son of God, Eusebius, Fuller Theological Seminary, Jehovah Witnesses, Subordinationalism
In the next several posts, I want to grapple with what is necessary for the preservation of a local church or any Christian institution i.e. , adhering to a Biblical doctrinal statement. I will eventually discuss Fuller Theological Seminary which slowly abandoned its doctrinal statement and also slowly moved to its present theologically liberal state. Possessing a Biblical [...]
Leadership: The Law of Legacy
Posted: April 22, 2009 in LeadershipTags: Henry Blackaby, John F. Kennedy, John Maxwell, Max Depree, Peter Drucker, The Effective Executive, Warren Wiersbe
John F. Kennedy was right when he said, “It is time for a new generation of leadership.” That thought provokes a debate concerning leadership: Are leaders born or are leaders developed. Max Depree wrote, “Leadership is Art,” i.e., leadership can be learned. Jesus commanded, “Make disciples” in the Great Commission. Making disciples means making followers [...]
The Noncontroversial Topic of Church Music, Part Two
Posted: April 21, 2009 in "Reader's Favorites", Church Ministries, Music, Pastoral TheologyTags: Christianity Today, Folk Culture, Fundamentalist, High Culture, Liberals, Mark Driscoll, Michael Jackson, Pop Culture, Rock music, The Radical Reformission
Mark Driscoll passionately believes the church must impact culture, and rightly so. “To be in reformission, we must embed ourselves in a culture and develop friendships with lost people so that we can be informed and avoid making erroneous judgments…. As a missionary, you will need to watch television shows and movies, listen to music, [...]
The Noncontroversial Topic of Church Music, Part One
Posted: April 20, 2009 in "Reader's Favorites", Church Ministries, Music, Pastoral TheologyTags: Benjamin Keach, Charles Spurgeon, Charles Wesley, Dean B. McIntyre, John Calvin, Mark Dever's Polity: Biblcial Arguments on How to Conduct Church Life, Martin Luther, Rich Warren, The Purpose Driven Church
The powerful influence of music is seen in 1 Sam. 16:14-23 when David, the greatest harpist in Israel, calmed troubled King Saul with his music. “Aristotle said, ‘Music has the power to shape character.’ Satan is clearly using music to do that today. The rock lyrics of the 1960s and 1970s shaped the values of [...]
