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Alone in the church
Diane Paddington has an interesting post at The Well, online journal of Women in the Academy and Professions (an initiative of InterVarsity’s Graduate & Faculty Ministries). You can read it here....
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Embracing our post-Christendom future
We are living in a post-Christendom era--a time in which the influence of the Christian church has become significantly diminished. Post-Christendom is not post-Christian. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is...
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Hearts and minds on fire
COMMENT HOME / INTERVIEWThinking Well MattersSIX QUESTIONS . . . I write and publish books as a sort of thanks offering—a debt offering—and I teach future pastors at a divinity school because I believe...
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Why introverts make great pastors
Our culture struggles to recognize the value of introverted people. Church, especially, can be a difficult place for introverted people to feel valued.
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Dealing with the low-grade noise in your life
I was up early this morning, like most days. Unlike most days, one of the first things I did was open a window. It was drizzling with rain–a sound I welcome. On opening the window I was confronted by...
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Why denominations have a future and how they will change
Many are proclaiming the decline and death of denominations. David Lose (a Lutheran) gives five reasons why denominations will shortly be history. In one sense, he’s right. Denominations, as we have...
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How to handle public criticism
If you’re a leader you will receive criticism. The only people who are immune from criticism are people who fail to take action, express an opinion, make an argument, or create something. In many ways,...
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Why you need margin
On friday I returned from a week-long trip work trip. A week before that I returned from ten days of vacation in Alabama. In all, my family and I have been out of town quite a bit–almost twenty days....
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Can an introvert be a strong president?
In a wonderful article in the New York Times, Susan Cain asks the question: “Must leaders be gregarious?” Read it here. I’ve written on the topic as well giving some reasons why I think introverts make...
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Five questions to ask before starting a project
We all want to do things with excellence–in our work, in our relationships, in life. I don’t think any of us is really interested in getting by with the minimum of effort and the minimum return. We may...
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Is missional the church’s Vietnam?
If the church insists that all we need to do is keep doing what we have been doing for the last fifty years, but harder or with better style, we will miss the great opportunity this present moment is...
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Why young adults are leaving the church
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=81605c7531ce9a0994e8bdb40&id=9f667cb685 Filed under: Campus Ministry, Culture, Discipleship, Evangelicalism, Fellowship of Presbyterians, gospel & culture,...
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26 Time management lessons…for pastors
This series of slides contains a wealth of knowledge about how pastors can work more effectively. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to start thinking of pastors as “non-profit executives” (this is a...
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What is a pastor?
This week I’m in Madison, WI for InterVarsity’s annual leadership meetings. This year we’ve been hearing from Dr. Dan Meyer, Senior Pastor of Christ Church, Oak Brook (IL). Dan is the co-author of the...
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What is real influence?
It’s been a slow week here at jeffgissing.com. My family is in San Diego enjoying some vacation time and celebrating the wedding of my brother-in-law. It has been a fun week–Balboa Park, San Diego Zoo,...
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Are we a church separated by a common language?
In the Presbyterian Church (USA), we share a common theological language. That language, however, is filled with varying and often competing interpretations. We all say "chips," but some of us are...
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Can the gospel reunite a divided country?
Christianity, according to Rhee, is poised to play a pivotal role in the work of reconciliation in the Korean peninsula. It is difficult to know how this will actually play out, but we can be hopeful...
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Four things I love about international travel
Tomorrow I’ll be traveling to join my wife who has spent the last week in Oxford, UK. She’s been participating in the Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford program at Wycliffe Hall. I’ll spend the...
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How to train key leaders as disciples and leaders
Last week I joined staff and area directors from sixteen campuses, along with our executive coaches, for training in ministry building. It was the best training of my ministry career. One of the things...
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Are there really two marriages? (Part Two)
In his brief anthology of blog posts entitled, There are Two Marriages: A Manifesto on Marriage (2011), Tony Jones argues that the church ought to seek the strict separation of what he calls “legal...
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