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Book Review – The Multiplication Effect: Building a Leadership Pipeline That Solves Your Leadership Shortage, by Mac Lake

8/31/2022

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The Multiplication Effect is an intentional leadership development approach that will equip you to build a culture of leader multiplication. Mac Lake is a national consultant and training program expert whose passion is growing leaders for the local church.

​This book will give you the tools you can use as you seek to develop leaders in your association – and as you help your pastors develop leaders in their churches. Most churches do not have a leadership development strategy.


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Book Review – Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential, by Collin Hansen & Jonathan Leeman

8/2/2022

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Rediscover Church is a refreshing reminder of the importance of Christians joining and being active members in a local body of believers – for their sake, for the sake of that body of believers, and for the Lord’s glory. Collin Hansen and Jonathan Leeman discuss why church is essential for believers and God’s mission. Through biblical references and personal stories, they show readers God’s true intention for corporate gathering: to spiritually strengthen members as individuals and the body of Christ. They even go so far as to say that “your church and ours is where heaven touches down on earth – where our prayers begin to be answered: “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”


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Church  Staff  Positions

6/2/2016

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Pastors face many challenges.  One of the most critical is working with the church to call the right staff for the right need at the right time, and for the staff to serve as a team. Someone has wisely said that churches should consider the Three C’s before calling any staff: Character, Competence, and Chemistry.
 
I hope the articles today will be helpful to you and to those you serve.
 
To the praise of His glory,
Ray
Pr. 3:5-6
 
Quotable Quote: “The most common church staffing mistake happens when an organization simply doesn’t know who they are or where they are going.” Jay Mitchell: The 7 Most Common Church Staffing Mistakes


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Helps for Pastors

8/6/2014

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I love pastors!  I have pastored two churches myself, and I know how difficult it can be.  I seek to serve and minister to pastors and to resource them any way I can in my role as an Associational Missionary, in addition to this blog. 


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Pastors

3/26/2014

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Being a Pastor is one of the toughest jobs in the world…but also one of the most rewarding.  It can be very lonely, frustrating, challenging, as well as invigorating, encouraging, and motivational.  It all depends on your perspective…and having God’s perspective.
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    I’m Ray Gentry, the President/CEO of the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders (SBCAL). I’ve served Southern Baptist churches & associations in various roles for over 35 years. I have served as an associational leader for five associations, starting in 1993. The most recent one being the Southside Baptist Network, McDonough, GA.

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