Issue #45
3/27/2002
The Faith Factor in Ministry
by Rick Warren
I know that your heart is like my heart, and my life goal is to one day stand before Jesus Christ and have Him say, “Well done thou good and faithful servant.” Yet, if I’m not ministering in faith, I’m not pleasing God. The Bible is even more specific than that. It says, “Whatsoever is not of faith is sin." ... [more]
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What Kind Of Blessing Do You Want From God?
by Paul Borthwick

I wish we heard more prayers for effective outreach, but we don't. The objective listener might think that Christians go to God as some sort of Cosmic Santa, sitting on His lap, making our requests, and really, really hoping that He will come through for us ... [more]


Creative Ministry (Doubleday, 1991)
Henri Nouwen  

My wife, Kay, recommends this book! In it, Nouwen divides the life of ministry into five categories: teaching, preaching, pastoral care, organizing, and celebrating.

 
   
The Glorious Pursuit: Embracing the Virtues of Christ (Navpress, 1998)
Gary Thomas  

I think very highly of Gary's ministry. This book encourages you to become Christlike by following spiritual disciplines. Thomas examines how you can experience long-term change through the time-tested method of practicing the virtues of Christ.

 
   


"God expects more than faithfulness from us; he expects fruitfulness! In fact, in the parable of the minas, Jesus says fruitfulness is the definition of faithfulness. We were called to bear fruit." - Rick Warren

"The primary issues of church health and growth are: Who is our Master? What is our message?, and What is our motive? Everything else is secondary." - Rick Warren



"Faith that is firm is also patient." - Isaiah 28:16b (TEV)

"You've been raised on the Message of the faith and have followed sound teaching. Now pass on this counsel to the Christians there, and you'll be a good servant of Jesus." - 1 Tim. 4:6 (Msg)

"So don't lose a minute in building on what you've been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others." - 2 Peter 1:5 (Msg)



Refresher - This is a good business site for executives.
Salvation Army - Pastors.com CEO Bucky Rosenbaum tells us he uses this at tax time to calculate the estimated market value of clothes and household goods he donates to charity.
Internet for Families - This is a helpful site if you're trying to learn about the internet, particularly related to family use. It's part of Ken Reaves' ministry. Ken is a pastor in Florida and offers Internet seminars as a Christian outreach.


Worship: love the Lord with all your heart - Gordon MacDonald

Eleven essential tools every minister should have - Danny Akin

The blame committee - Matt Tullos



Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired." - Internet

Jesus demands greater allegiance than any dictator that ever lived. The difference is that Jesus has a right to it! - Vance Havner

The London Times reports that researchers at Hofstra University in New York proved what might seem obvious - that a cup of coffee can increase productivity in the office. A single cup improved typing speeds by five words a minute for an hour, and even improved spelling. Workers who normally drink little or no coffee get the most benefits. - Fox News

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'" - Charlie Brown

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