Articles for tag: False Doctrine

January 6, 2015

By Mark A. Taylor Is your church healthy? Unfortunately, our quest to answer that question may send us looking in the wrong direction. Our tendency is to consider symptoms, not causes, of church health. We analyze statistics about giving or growth or participation, externals that may indicate how we”re doing but don”t tell how to make it better. What can we do to make our church healthier? The best answer””certainly the first answer””is to look in (not out), to cast our gaze upon ourselves. The function of any individual part affects the health of the whole. A quick look at

December 10, 2008

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Leadership Eldership

A Picture of the Elders in Our Churches, Part One: posted 12/10/2008

By Mark A. Taylor As CHRISTIAN STANDARD”s Year of the Elder comes to a close, we want to keep our promise to share results from the Elders Survey that appeared here September 24. Your answers yielded few surprises, but you did confirm the need for the Year of the Elder features. In fact, we”re convinced that helps for elders should continue in CHRISTIAN STANDARD, even after this 2008 emphasis comes to an end. Most who responded to the survey are from churches with 4-6 elders (42 percent of the 562 respondents). In most of these congregations (almost 61 percent) the

January 6, 2007

Randall Childress

Leadership Development Church Leadership

Leadership that Works

A leadership lesson from an elderly worshiper highlights why strong leaders handle problems so congregations can worship. The article outlines a shepherd’s responsibilities—lead, guide, feed, and protect—and calls church members to submit to spiritual leadership.