Tag: gossip

• There’s a Word for It: Gossip

  But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned…But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all… Galatians 2:11,14 Seems there is a lot of disagreement among Christians these days. Have you noticed?…

  Blake

  July 30, 2015

  Church Unity, conflict, leadership, The Church’s Influence, Uncategorized

  church, confrontation, Franklin Graham, Galatians 2, gossip, John Piper, Paul, Peter, rebuke, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, Tony Campolo

• Real Leaders Have Hard Conversations

  Tuesday Re-mix – …speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.  Ephesians 4:15 Am I the only one who thinks “Pastor” should be one of Mike Rowe’s “Dirty Jobs” episodes on the Discovery Channel? Thinking about another truth…

  Blake

  September 4, 2012

  Christian Accountability, Church Communications, conflict, leadership, Things Dad Taught Me

  church, communication, conversation, courage, difficult, Dirty Jobs, divisive, employee, Ephesians 4, gossip, Jesus, leader, Mike Rowe, pastor, technology

• Three Easy Steps to a Church Implosion

  Tuesday Re-mix –  I remember a couple of years back when First Baptist Church, Dallas, made the news with its simultaneous implosion of several buildings on its campus in preparation for a major building program.  The videos were all over YouTube.  Here is one of them. I’m not sure what the psychology is behind this, but I am…

  Blake

  March 13, 2012

  5 Principles of Unity, Christian Accountability, Church Unity, conflict, Forgiveness, Reconciliation

  accountability, Baptist, building, church, Dallas, FBC, gossip, imposion, pain, prayer, Reconciliation, YouTube