by Wade Berry | Apr 24, 2018 | Carroll Community, Ministry
Last week, we laid out the Enemy’s strategy (or, at least, one of his strategies) for keeping us enslaved to sin. I argued that the Enemy begins by allowing us to imagine how a given course of action might benefit us and then convinces us that God has been holding...
by Karl Fickling | Apr 19, 2018 | Carroll Community, Leadership, Ministry
Unfortunately, meeting with church leaders, where a pastor left “poorly,” is all too common in my life. “Our last pastor didn’t feed me,” is a common complaint. It’s not a fair gripe, as we all know that preaching is subjective, and reaching a diverse (in theology...
by Stephen Suffron | Apr 12, 2018 | Carroll Community, Leadership, Ministry
Small towns in the United States are in decline. Most of the population and economic growth in the country has been located near urban centers. If you are called to pastor in a small town, you are likely going to have to deal with poverty. National politics paints...
by Gene Wilkes | Apr 11, 2018 | Carroll Community, Leadership
I want to return to the topic I started with in this series of blogs on servant leadership, that to lead is to serve.1 I recently read an article describing Pope Francis’ annual Holy Week trip to wash the feet of prisoners. In his homily on Maundy Thursday, he said,...
by Wade Berry | Apr 10, 2018 | Carroll Community
Last week, we tried to gain a better understanding of what discipleship is by describing the kinds of obstacles that we encounter when we try to do it well. We learned that real discipleship integrates intellectual, spiritual, and emotional elements, and we discussed...
by Doug Hibbard | Apr 5, 2018 | Carroll Community
Let’s consider the staff of Moses. Here’s a useful tool to a shepherd, something no one would want to climb the mountains without. It’s dependable, reliable, and doesn’t really change — ever. That’s Moses’s experience. He’s had that staff, most likely, for many...
