A pastor once told me, “I see myself like Moses. I go up the mountain, hear what God says, then tell the people what to do.” I responded, “That didn’t even work for Moses!” A call to radical submission Most churches fall into one of two leadership structures: top-down...
Or, why leaders must confess A friend in California lives between two animal lovers. To the right of his house lives a man who owns three dogs. To the left resides a family that raises expensive Angora rabbits. One day the dog owner returned home to find his...
Seven ways the American church must change its mind. Metanoia Ministries exists to help recover, restore and grow redemptive community in the church. Our mission is to critically engage the way Christians have come to think about and practice being the church in...
A call to shepherd leadership Of all the leadership models in Scripture — prophet, priest, king, or judge — God exhorts pastors and elders to be shepherds. Why? Why does Jesus say to Peter “feed my sheep?” Why does Paul commend the Ephesian...