http://empower.ag.org Main Feed en-us Copyright 2012 The General Council of the Assemblies of God Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:01:07 CST rschoonover@ag.org AG RSS Feed Generator v1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 1440 http://rss.ag.org/articles/detail.cfm?RSS_RSSContentID=4216&RSS_OriginatingChannelID=1092&RSS_OriginatingRSSFeedID=1056&RSS_Source=rssFile_1056 How can the pastor maintain spiritual health in the face of the insidious schemes of an invisible enemy? How can he protect his people from the insidious attacks of a ruthless enemy? Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:01:44 CST 31854a42-60c8-4fdc-86f9-0d7859113893 http://rss.ag.org/articles/detail.cfm?RSS_RSSContentID=4215&RSS_OriginatingChannelID=1092&RSS_OriginatingRSSFeedID=1056&RSS_Source=rssFile_1056 What is leadership? The question is more than just idle speculation about the philosophy of overseeing people and running an organization. It addresses the fundamental responsibility and task assigned to those who accept the call to pastor a small church. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:35:33 CST 8c500dd5-01fc-4d74-9b14-7112fa729cb1 http://rss.ag.org/articles/detail.cfm?RSS_RSSContentID=4208&RSS_OriginatingChannelID=1092&RSS_OriginatingRSSFeedID=1056&RSS_Source=rssFile_1056 Four years ago I accepted the challenge of evangelism chairperson for our church. One of the first programs the pastor and I developed was the Sunday morning greeter program. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:06:40 CST 2cc6d836-eb04-44b5-9ff9-e535806156c8 http://rss.ag.org/articles/detail.cfm?RSS_RSSContentID=4207&RSS_OriginatingChannelID=1092&RSS_OriginatingRSSFeedID=1056&RSS_Source=rssFile_1056 One of the greatest challenges for most leaders is selecting and motivating the right people into the right ministry positions in hopes of minimizing turnover and frustration. Even in the smaller church with limited personnel, it is important to coordinate people and ministry as much as possible. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:39:25 CST 0be36855-ad94-47c1-a17a-a8521e9c3d80 http://rss.ag.org/articles/detail.cfm?RSS_RSSContentID=4202&RSS_OriginatingChannelID=1092&RSS_OriginatingRSSFeedID=1056&RSS_Source=rssFile_1056 "I tried, but no one ever called me" are painful words for a leader who has much work to do and not enough people willing to do it. These words are painful for the person who wanted to contribute, but was never called. These are also painful words for a person who is committed to helping people connect and contribute in meaningful ways within the church. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:50:00 CST cd410083-31ac-4c86-b5bb-e52b7f561c9d