by Gene Wilkes | Feb 18, 2019 | Leadership, Uncategorized
I’m currently co-hosting a D.Min. seminar at B. H. Carroll Theological Institute with Dr. Albert Reyes of Buckner International. The topic of the seminar is “Leadership and Culture.” (Talk about two broad topics to fit into one sixteen-week seminar!) But both are...
by Stephen Suffron | Jul 26, 2018 | Carroll Community
We’ve all heard that the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. What’s true for addiction is true for any area of life where change is needed. I have endorsed the poverty alleviation book When Helping Hurts before. In the small group...
by Stephen Suffron | Oct 26, 2017 | Carroll Community, Leadership, Ministry
I didn’t set out in the beginning to be a small-town pastor. I grew up in the suburbs, and I expected that I would stay in that context throughout my life as I fulfilled my calling. The first time I was looking for a pastoral position, I did not even seriously...
by Stephen Suffron | Mar 16, 2017 | Leadership, Ministry, Missions
“I remember when this whole place was full every Sunday. We even had people in the balcony.” The “good old days” can be an enemy to the pastor of a small church. People can often define success as getting things closer to what they used to be,...
by Chris Sims | Mar 17, 2016 | Leadership, Ministry
Do you remember the first time you got chosen? Maybe it was something recreational (like being picked for a sports team). Maybe it was something familial (like being asked to do something manly by your father). It could be that you recall the first time you are...
