by Eddie Hammett | Oct 1, 2009 | Opinion
Coaching churches and church leaders maximizes time and energy. It focuses around passion, calling and growth challenges in ways that seminars promise but often miss. Leaders – whether local, global, church or denomination or judicatory, clergy or lay leaders – all...
by Eddie Hammett | Dec 18, 2002 | Opinion
Congregations are starving for leadership in these challenging days marked by increasingly complex family issues, community and cultural shifts, greater fear and anxiety, and increasing expectations for pastor-led pastoral care. Congregations are starving for...
by Eddie Hammett | Oct 24, 2002 | Opinion
I’m convinced that most of the deacons I encounter want to be involved in a meaningful ministry that is fulfilling and challenging to who they are as believers in Christ. I am also convinced that many deacons do not have the spiritual life to enable this to...
by Eddie Hammett | Sep 25, 2002 | Opinion
We can’t lose sight of the fact that a congregation will never move beyond its spiritual leadership, and that deacons are part of that spiritual leadership team. If a deacon body gets stuck in maintenance or control issues, a congregation is likely to have...
by Eddie Hammett | Aug 29, 2002 | Opinion
Many people are comfortable in “their churches” while the world around them deteriorates and yearns for God. To many church leaders and members, being comfortable with the way they do church is more important than risking discomfort and unfamiliarity in...