How to do ministry better in the 21st century …
Some guys get loud — even downright rude — in trying to defend their common practice of looking to business leaders and business models to inform them […]
08
May
2014
All posts by
James Scott, Jr.
08
May
2014
BOOK REVIEW: Worst book I’ve read on men’s ministry …
“Building A Ministry Of Spiritual Mentoring” by Jim Grassi (published by Thomas Nelson) is the worst book I’ve read on the subject of building a men’s ministry. […]
06
May
2014
The blonde who was stopping traffic …
I’m sitting in Starbucks trying to get some work done. As I’m busy thinking, I glance out the window and see a young man in a car […]
05
May
2014
Do you really want to die like an amoeba?
John Ortberg wrote the following in his book, “If You Want To Walk On Water, You’ve Got To Get Out Of The Boat”: Too much comfort is […]
03
May
2014
Leaders need to have management skills …
There’s a ton of junk being passed off as leadership wisdom in conferences pastors and other church leaders attend. One of the biggest falsehoods so easily embraced […]
02
May
2014
Could it be your “how” has less purpose than you think?
A few weeks ago, I asked a friend about his thoughts on a seminar he had attended. He thought the presenter focused a lot on the “why” […]
01
May
2014
Why are you biblically illiterate?
In spite of a plethora of Bible studies, Sunday School classes, home groups, “life” groups, and other similarly named meetings of people for the intent of studying […]
29
Apr
2014
A Communion meditation …
Hidden away in my files is a great story, which follows. I don’t have any notes regarding the source, but I’ll let the writer tell his story […]
28
Apr
2014
Meander while succeeding …
Life is more than a series of tasks to be executed. You might not think that if you listen to the “success experts” who tell you to […]
24
Apr
2014
A quick way to ruin your life …
What’s one of the quickest ways to ruin your life? I’ll tell you in just a minute. First, let me tell you a story … Unamuno, the […]