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Leadership, in its simplest form, merely requires a leader and some followers; successful leadership, however, requires much more. A great leader must have the ability to recruit other strong leaders and help them succeed. Jesus was the ultimate leader. He inspired his followers with his teaching and miracles. When Jesus found someone that He wanted…
As a teenage girl, I felt God was calling me to “full-time Christian service,“ Upon graduation from Fresno High School in 1960, I moved to Riverside to attend California Baptist College, where I anticipated finding the Pastor/Prince of my dreams, getting married, and fulfilling my calling as Mrs. Pastor’s Helpmate. God was so gracious to…
Pastors and church leaders are frequently faced with leading on the fringes of burnout. A week’s work can pile up quickly, and the “to do” list gets longer and longer. Eventually, we feel trapped with too much to do and not enough time to do them. There are administrative tasks, sermon prep, pastoral care, staff…
52 Sundays is a downloadable resource to help your church better understand missions and stewardship. Each Sunday’s materials include graphical slides of the missionary in the story and PDF versions of the missionary stories. These resources can be used in many ways: May 2023 Resources
Do you see yourself as a vision-casting leader? Do you have ideas that could become something if you could just convince your team or congregation to participate? “Leadership is influence,”[1] as John Maxwell says, and vision-casting is how a leader influences. But vision-casting is not just coming up with a vision; it’s communicating in such…
Is God calling you to lead a movement? Is it a social or cultural movement? Maybe God is calling you to plant, replant or revitalize a church. No matter the direction of the calling of God, movements are often needed, and they do not just happen. Preparation is needed. Let’s consider these nine principles that…
The California Southern Baptist Convention Annual – directories, statistical information and official minutes of the CSBC Annual Meeting – is published each year. The directories are compiled using CSBC data, while the statistical information is compiled from the Annual Church Profile sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.The ACP is an instrument…
I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up, after he had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. After he had suffered, he also presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them…
LOSTNESS. 281 million in North America – staggering – true. What can YOU or me, one person, do? A lot. You and I make a difference when we each PRAY & GIVE. UNITED, we are each called to be one, one who shares the good news of Jesus Christ in a lost and hurting neighborhood,…
From anger to zeal, Jesus possessed the full spectrum of human emotion. He rejoiced. He wept. He empathized. He anguished. Our divine God-with-us was also a passionate human being. Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, on a day we call Palm Sunday, set in motion the “Passion Week” of Christ. Passion! Intensity of emotion. All four…