Articles for tag: Ministry Longevity

March 20, 2016

What Got You Here Won”t Get You There

By Tim Harlow There are some wonderful benefits to leading the same church for 26 years. It”s actually very difficult to make much headway into your community as a church leader without longevity. However, when people ask me for the hardest thing about longevity, this is my answer””what got us here doesn”t usually get us there. I don”t mind change. I don”t mind that I”ve preached through the years of overhead projectors to slide projectors to video to HD video. I don”t mind that I grew up in a church with a bus ministry and a puppet troupe, but I”m

June 6, 2012

Darrel Rowland

Church Leadership Pastoral Transitions & Succession

What About Southeast?

Bob Russell and Dave Stone reflect on leadership longevity, pastoral succession, changing energy, and the importance of sharing responsibility with younger leaders during a senior minister's later years.

April 30, 2012

Kurt Johnston

Church & Ministry Youth & Children's Ministry

What I’ve Learned in 20-plus Years of Middle School Ministry

Kurt Johnston shares lessons learned through decades of middle school ministry, from the value of longevity and relationships to healthy priorities, humility, family boundaries, and investing personally in young teens.

December 17, 2006

Greg Marksberry

Church Leadership Leadership Development

The Discipline of Staying

Should a leader stay or go? Greg Marksberry urges servant-leaders to embrace the discipline of staying—expecting downturns, embracing growth’s cost, and enjoying the long-term yield of stable, faithful ministry.