Ministry Adjustments

Ministry Adjustments

1/8/23 by Larry Barker All living things, including your church progress through predictable stages of growth and decline.  Churches are living things.  The Bible calls the church a body.  Colossians 2:19 says, “He doesn’t hold on to the head, from whom...
Never Give Up!

Never Give Up!

11/21/22 by Larry Barker Hitler was leading the Nazis in conquering Europe and as they advanced westward nation after nation fell.  France was defeated and it appeared that Britain was next.  During this tumultuous time, Winston Churchill became Britain’s...
Ministry Skill Sets

Ministry Skill Sets

11/12/22 by Larry Barker Every church needs to be evaluated to determine its next steps in improving its ability for effective ministry.  You can always improve and it can occur through a simple 3-fold process of Assess, Envision, and Goals.  You assess, by...
Leading with the Mind of Christ

Leading with the Mind of Christ

11/7/22 by Larry Barker Biblical leadership is quite different than the dog-eat-dog, survival-of-the-fittest world that exists all around us.  Jesus said that if you want to be first you need to be the servant of all.  He makes this very clear in Matthew...
Leading with Balance

Leading with Balance

10/31/22 by Larry Barker There is much written and said today about leadership and that has been the focus of my articles as of late.  While training leaders in Guarda, Portugal, last week I was asked, “How do you remain humble and still be a strong...