by Chris Maxwell | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Dear pastors, let’s set up an appointment with our Eye Doctor. As He looks at us, let’s receive His assessment of how we truly look at Him. Do not only investigate the success or failure, the momentum or monotony, the victories or defeats of our group goals....
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 20, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Write a note. A very kind, caring, encouraging note. Send it to your pastor. Thank your spiritual leader for specific things they do well. Don’t include in this note all the things they don’t do so well or how the church would improve if they’d only...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Lifelong learners. Creative teachers. Those traits are not just duties to be added to the overloaded pastoral job description. They are honors. Honors to lead us toward wonder, ways of noticing God in the moment. Learning more and teaching others—not just facts but...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 13, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
As I write about pastoring, I think of my years in Orlando, FL. The years as youth pastor and the decades as lead pastor. The Sunday morning gatherings, the Wednesday night studies, the events outside, the leadership retreats, the board meetings, the counseling...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 11, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
I use modern technology. Actually, I depend upon it. For writing and speaking, for daily calendars, for communicating to others, for reading and studying, for news reports and sports scores, for medical reminders to maintain better health. I can hold facts in my hands...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life (Proverbs 4:13, NIV). How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver! (Proverbs 16:16, NIV) This isn’t about knowledge and degrees and diplomas and credit...
