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Monthly Archives: August 2018

Simple Church Communities

Steve Durkac Posted on August 21, 2018 by Steve DurkacFebruary 4, 2024

In a previous post I gave a definition for what I think when I use the term “Organic Pastor” and you can find that post here. In this post I would like to help you understand just what I mean when I use the term “Simple Church Communities.”  My definition of the term “Simple Church Communities” is any gathering of people for … Continue reading →

Posted in Ministry Notes | Tagged church planting, House Church, Matthew 18:20, Organic Church, Simple Church, Small Group

Pull or Push Leadership?

Steve Durkac Posted on August 15, 2018 by Steve DurkacFebruary 4, 2024

I can remember one of my Old Testament professors discussing the difference between leaders who pull and leaders who push. He explained the difference by sharing with the class something he witnessed on a trip in the Middle East while he was traveling from a teaching assignment in Israel to a new teaching assignment in Ethiopia. He explained that when … Continue reading →

Posted in Ministry Notes | Tagged leadership, Pastor, pastoral leadership, shepherd

A Definite Aim

Steve Durkac Posted on August 14, 2018 by Steve DurkacFebruary 4, 2024

David Jones was a British teenager who wanted to make a career out of his love for music. He was playing and performing his music before he ever graduated from school. He became a leader of several bands and finally recorded his first album. The album received positive reviews by England’s harshest music critics, yet it sold little. In a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ministry Notes | Tagged goal, leadership, Pastor, pastoral leadership, purpose

10 Qualities of Leadership

Steve Durkac Posted on August 14, 2018 by Steve DurkacFebruary 4, 2024

There is a difference between leadership and management. You may be a workplace manager, but not necessarily a workforce leader. You may even have supervisory responsibility of employees, but that doesn’t automatically make you a leader. Leaders differ with managers in that they posses and practice qualities that allow them to succeed in motivating people. They don’t just manage projects; … Continue reading →

Posted in Ministry Notes | Tagged business, leadership, market ministry
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