2014-05-08T11:23:12-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/minister/ http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12205 2014-05-08T11:23:12-05:00 Blogger Rodlie Ortiz is offering a free ebook to all those who follow his blog. In his book Why Every Leader Must Blog: 7 Reasons To Start Now & 11 Tips To Get You Started, his contention is an established one – that what we sit down to consider, think around, and write about, we understand and remember far better. That's why you used to write essays at school and college, remember? It's one reason why people keep journals or diaries, or even take notes during sermons. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11033 2013-06-13T10:54:18-05:00 Internet Toolbox for Churches is exactly what it says on the tin. If you are a church leader or webmaster, Dave Hake's newsletter, podcast and short articles are essential reading. View his latest posts, and sign up, at InternetToolboxforChurches.com The significance of his vision is that he understands and explains how to make church digital strategy (website and social media presence) outsider-friendly, and not just a noticeboard for church members or believers looking for a new or holiday church. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/leave-your-garbage-at-the-door-6594 2012-04-23T09:59:36-05:00 You can't realize who God is without cleaning up your act. The first order of business is to go back over the last 24 hours in your prayer and expose those places where you've disappointed God; where you've disobeyed Him and confess it. Express your sadness over that sin. http://internetevangelismday.com/felt-needs.php 2010-08-07T18:11:50-05:00 The concept of ministering to people’s ‘felt needs’ is sometimes misunderstood. “Surely we should be speaking to their real spiritual needs?” is a potential criticism and valid question. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%204:6-8&version=NIV 2009-08-17T17:51:47-05:00 Paul's instructions to Timothy about the qualities of a good minister of Jesus Christ. Being an effective minister requires speaking the truth, living a righteous life, and constant spiritual discipline and training. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/Hanging-Up-Your-Black-Robe-5624 2008-07-31T10:04:07-05:00 When we have unforgiveness toward someone, we tend to put on our black judge's robe and sit in judgment of them. We sit in judgment of their actions, their motives, of what should happen to them because of what they've done. In our hearts, we pass judgment on their guilt and we decide what kind of penalty they should receive for what they've done. But God's instructions here tell us that there is only one Judge qualified to rule on this case. And it isn't you. It's God, of course.