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How to Build a Trustworthy Staff

How to Build a Trustworthy Staff

Trust makes the ministry world go ‘round. Evidence of trust abounds in our field: People contribute financially to your cause, they share their lives with you. You trust each other to pursue a common mission and to uphold staff values. Your ministry cannot be trusted by those you serve unless they know you’re part of a highly trustworthy team.

Building trust takes thoughtfulness, character, and time. Here are four steps to improving your team’s trustworthiness this year.

Making the Decision to Go to Seminary: Six Considerations Before Going

Making the Decision to Go to Seminary: Six Considerations Before Going

They inevitably find their way into my office, excited about God’s calling on their lives. I’ve had several conversations with people wanting advice about attending a seminary (or a similar institution). God has called them to ministry. They feel seminary will add clarity to this calling.  Perhaps. But before a seminary education can help with…

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Dr. Wang Yun Wu: The Leading Chinese Scholar Who Abandoned Atheism after Witnessing a Miracle

Dr. Wang Yun Wu: The Leading Chinese Scholar Who Abandoned Atheism after Witnessing a Miracle

This Week in AG History — May 2, 1931 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG-News, 04 May 2023 A prominent Chinese scholar, Dr. Wang Yun Wu (1888-1979), abandoned atheism in 1924 after he witnessed the miraculous healing of … Continue reading …

The Divine Logic of Delegation

The Divine Logic of Delegation

Ann Michel of the Lewis Center staff explains that delegation and collaboration are more than effective leadership strategies. They are acts of faith that imitate the way God chooses to engage humankind in God’s mission. And they are essential expressions of Christian humility. Those of us who are parents know that inviting young children to […]

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