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Tag Archives: pastor
10 Reasons Ministry Isn’t for Wimps
Editor’s Note: After more than three decades as a youth, mission, solo and senior pastor, Dr. Smith wanted to make sure those who are in discipleship today understand the challenges of stepping up to the accept the position and work of … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Discipleship, Suffering
Tagged accomplishment, angry, Bible, church, college, criticism, disrespect, failure, ignorance, immature, laziness, legalism, liberalism, mature, ministry, opposition, pastor, pastoral training, preaching, respect, Seminary, teaching, tradition
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Moody Pastors Conference 2014 Discount Code!
Eagles In Leadership, in cooperation with Moody Bible Institute, is pleased to offer you a discount code for their upcoming 2014 Pastors Conference May 19-22, 2014. Use the promo code: EAGLES The promo code will give a $30 discount to … Continue reading
Transformed Podcast #185 – How Are We Going to Reach One More for Jesus?
Do we truly believe the assertion that, With God, nothing will be impossible? Down in our soul, deep in our hearts – does this Earth-shattering truth penetrate and cause us to “charge Hell with a water pistol?” Welcome to the … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Transformed
Tagged Christ, Christianity, compassion, deacon, disciple, discipleship, dream, elder, God, Good News, Impossible, Jesus, leader, pastor, possibilities, prayer, roadmap, sacrifice, spiritual
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Transformed Interviews Dr. Paul Nyquist, President of Moody Bible Institute
We caught up with Dr. Paul Nyquist, President of Moody Bible Institute, in Los Angeles this past week. We talked about Moody Pastors Conference, the Institute and how to pray for God’s work through the president and its ministries. For … Continue reading
Posted in Advertizing, Moody Pastors Conference
Tagged conference, Moody, Moody Bible Institute, nyquist, pastor, pastors, Paul Nyquist
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Episode 147 – Going After the Life of God!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. It’s easier to do what you know and get what you’ve gotten than to do what God says and get what He promises. But we don’t want 2013 to be a rerun of 2012 for … Continue reading
Posted in Fasting, Transformed
Tagged ability, compassionate, give, God, grace, hypocrites, inability, loveing, mercy, offering, orphan, parent, pastor, performance, poor, promise, rewards, share, support, tithe, widow
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There Are No Small Pastors!
We welcome Brandon Cox back today with another insightful article that is sure to encourage and promote servant leadership around the globe! Thanks Brandon for sharing! You can learn more about Brandon at his website. I just returned from … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Column, Leadership Blog
Tagged conference, DISC, Exponential, healthy church, Leadership, pastor, Saddleback, self-worth, servant, servanthood, small church
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The Challenge of Unity (Part 2)
Ministry can be a tug of war! In our last blog, we talked about the harm such pulling in multiple direction can have upon the local ministry. Our summary was: nothing valuable happens! There is a lot of energy being … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged Ephesians 4, equip, equipping, growing up, immaturity, ministry, pastor, pastors, Unity
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The Paralysis of Fear
(Names have been changed to protect privacy.) (c) 1999 Dr. Matthew Lee Smith Every eagle leader knows the fear that comes when someone says, “I need to speak with you,” in that certain tone of voice. “What did I do … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Tagged bullies, church growth, fear, Joshua, Leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral ministry
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Transformed Interviews Dr. W. Mark Elliott – Part 2
We welcome Dr. W. Mark Elliott back to Transformed today. Mark is the author of Confessions of an Insignificant Pastor. He is a veteran pastor of twenty-seven years and has served churches as small as three and as large as … Continue reading
Philosophy of Ministry Directions (Part 2)
Mission: its what the church is all about. As we said in the last article, “Motion without direction is delusion.” In this article we will talk about how ‘the purpose of the church’ guides our philosophy of ministry. God longs … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged church growth, mission, pastor, philosophy of ministry, purpose, results, tasks
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