Articles for tag: Aaron Wymer

September 3, 2015

By Aaron Wymer All of Scripture lifts up the valueÂ of””and God”s role in””our work. When it”s time to work, whatever the shape and substance of your vocation, you may yearn for “Big Rock Candy Mountain,” where they “hung the jerk that invented work.” But the old song about a hobo”s paradise that doesn”t include work is an entirely different vision of paradise than we get in Scripture. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture is not shy about addressing work. Some texts are exceedingly practical, such as 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15. Here the apostle Paul is fed up with lazy and idle Christians,

July 28, 2015

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Leadership Development

Aaron Wymer’s Thought Leaders

We asked 35 Christian leaders, “Who is the influencer with the biggest impact on your life and ministry?” Most of these leaders listed severalÂ influential thinkers, writers, innovators, and leaders more of us should get to know. This response is fromÂ Aaron Wymer, senior minister with Grandview Christian Church, Johnson City, Tennessee. ________ Noticeably missing from this list are my professors from Emmanuel Christian Seminary in Johnson City, Tennessee, yet they were all instrumental in forming me and pointing me in the direction I have traveled. It seemed unfair to mention one of them and not another, so I left them off

May 30, 2015

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Leadership Ministry Training & Education

Acting My Age

By Jennifer Johnson A new thing for me is being one of the older people in situations where I used to be young and cool. Most recently I experienced this in my preaching class at Emmanuel Christian Seminary; when Dr. Aaron Wymer discussed the various generations currently alive in the church and surveyed our class, I sheepishly raised my hand as a Gen Xer. The millennials who made up most of the class peered at me with curiosity. (“Look, she can use a computer!”) I realize that at not-yet-40 (you didn”t think I”d give you my real age, did you?),

December 11, 2014

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Community Outreach

50 Ways Your Church Can Fight Poverty

By Jennifer Johnson Most Christians want to do something to address the problemsÂ of poverty. But many of us just don”t know where to start. Here are 50 ideas, shared by 15 Christian leaders from around the world, to help you show the love of Jesus to those who are poor. Almost any of us could try at least one of these strategies. Get Practical 1. Create a community garden. Each year ours produces thousands of pounds of healthy food that is distributed to hundreds of families in our community who live below the poverty line. They are invited to

December 9, 2014

Mark A. Taylor

Christian Living

Taking Time

By Mark A. Taylor Too many in the developed, Western world feel trapped in the treadmill of now. They work for companies whose investors demand profit growth this quarter, not next year. They go to doctors and expect a drug to cure their aches and pains today. They rush from work to meetings, sports events, or kids activities with hardly time to eat. So they grab fast food, quick take-out, or an instant dinner from the grocery store shelves full of them. And church leaders are not immune. We expect to see higher giving after a 12-week class, or more

July 26, 2013

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Leadership Development

We Carry a Heavy Load

Healthy, active churchesÂ need healthy, active leaders. Only a balanced life equips a person to handle the burdens of leadership. By Aaron Wymer “I don”t think so, Elzie. It”s just easier to be a Christian when I”m not an elder.” With these words, or words very much like them, Wayne told my father he wasn”t willing to become an elder at my home church. My dad”s eyes twinkled a little when he told me what Wayne said, but the rest of his face frowned. I could tell dad agreed with him, but couldn”t bring himself to refuse his call to be