Your Pastor’s Dirty Little Secret In the past 14 years I’ve rubbed shoulders with more ministers than I can remember I’ve talked with ministers of large churches, small churches, and every size in between... Author: Brian Jones - Category: Religion Rating:
Overcoming Grief During my first year of college a life-long family friend and mentor tragically lost his son Separated by distance, I assumed that his Christian friends, the staff at his church, and his Sunday school class would step in and wrap their arms around him and his wife... Author: Brian Jones - Category: Religion Rating:
Overcoming Pride The first church I ever served was located in an extremely small town in Eastern Kentucky There wasn’t even a stop-light at the time... Author: Brian Jones - Category: Religion Rating:
Where Have All The Disciples Gone? Five years ago my family and I started a new church in the suburbs of Philadelphia When we arrived I wanted the first dollar our church spent to make a statement about the kind of church we were going to become... Author: Brian Jones - Category: Religion Rating:
Leading A Growing Church Recently I spent the day reflecting on my fumbling attempts to lead our church in growth To say that I’ve felt unprepared for my current assignment is an understatement... Author: Brian Jones - Category: Religion Rating:
Making Things Harder In a letter historians call “The Epistle To Diognetus,” an unknown second century disciple wrote to a skeptic named Diognetus to answer his questions about this strange new religion called “Christianity... Author: Brian Jones - Category: Religion Rating:
Overcoming Prejudice When I entered junior high I quickly set two goals for my seventh grade year: First, to get Kacey Gire to kiss me; and Second, to keep my friend Eric Green and myself out of the hospital... Author: Brian Jones - Category: Religion Rating:
Overcoming Uncertainty Eleven years ago I had just graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary and the Senior Minister I was serving with encouraged me to write a letter to the editor of the local newspaper... Author: Brian Jones - Category: Religion Rating: