by Bill Elliff | Nov 13, 2015 | Church Leadership, Revival
Every pastor wants to see spiritual movement among his people. And we all long for an outpouring of genuine revival. One of the primary means of grace God has given to see His people revived is the anointed exposition of His Word through our preaching. We cannot...
by EM Bounds | Nov 13, 2015 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
In the Christian system, unction is the anointing of the Holy Ghost that separates and qualifies men for God’s work. Unction is the one divine enablement by which the preacher accomplishes the saving ends of preaching. Without it, no true spiritual results are...
by Brian Hedges | Nov 13, 2015 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
Several years ago I read Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Temptations of a CEO, a “leadership fable” about Andrew O’Brien, who is approaching his one-year anniversary as CEO of Trinity Systems. Faced with his accountability for the company’s poor fiscal results, Andrew...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 4, 2015 | Church Leadership
How are people applying the truths you’re teaching? A signature feature of Life Action’s Revive magazine has always been the final section, “Making It Personal.” This is where information turns to application, and where third person switches to first. It’s not just,...
by Dan Jarvis | Oct 4, 2015 | Church Leadership
Are you a great leader? I, for one, have been greatly impacted by leadership sages John Maxwell, Patrick Lencioni, Dave Ramsey, and others. I’m not sure if that makes me a “leader”—just knowing the theories—but it has certainly helped me define things along the way....
by Dan Jarvis | Sep 4, 2015 | Church Leadership
The downfall of the devil was pride. So is the downfall of many churches. None of us intends to minister in our own strength, or for our own glory, or to impress one another … but somehow pride still creeps in. Somehow the joyful, humble dependence on God we...
