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Chapter 5.6: A Single Cord Is Easily Broken

jdhill@viparious.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:23:00 GMT

Elder rule, in the Spirit, is the means for a healthy church and healthy church leadership. Note to cynics: don't be.

Chapter 5.5: Pastoral Problems, Part Two

jdhill@viparious.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:31:00 GMT

Three out of every five people who enter the ministry end up as ministry runaways. When you consider the system they're working in, that stat isn't too surprising.

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Chapter 5.4: The Birth and Slow Death of a Pastor

jdhill@viparious.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:02:00 GMT

How pastors are set up for success in church-building while being set up for failure in Kingdom-building.

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Chapter 5.3: Who Issues the Authority Badge?

jdhill@viparious.com — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:38:00 GMT

Churches need leaders with real authority, but where does that authority come from? Holy hands? Popularity contests? Denominational dues?

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Chapter 5.2: The Goal of Church Authorities

jdhill@viparious.com — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:46:00 GMT

What should the goal of church leaders be? To keep themselves needed and in control, or to hand off ministry and responsibility to the other saints?

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Chapter 5.1: When We Have Problems with Authority

jdhill@viparious.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:23:00 GMT

How can we trust any church authorities? And why does God expect us to do so? Here, we're setting up the problem that chapter five seeks to address.

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Chapter 4.28: End in a Voice of Unity

jdhill@viparious.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:42:00 GMT

If you allow conflict into the church meeting, it is essential that we be reminded before, during, and especially after that we are still one in Christ.

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Chapter 4.27: Judging Must Be Public

jdhill@viparious.com — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:17:00 GMT

Anyone can agree or disagree in secret, but it takes love to make those kinds of judgments in the public meeting.

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Chapter 4.26: Be Ready for the Long Haul

jdhill@viparious.com — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:47:00 GMT

The judging process in the church meeting might take a while, months even, so we need the patience and the love to run that race with endurance.

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Chapter 4.25: Discipleship in Judging Requires Exercise

jdhill@viparious.com — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:31:00 GMT

The New Testament saints were all encouraged to be part of the judging process in the church. Why does that sound so strange to us?

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