Big Plate Leader, Small Plate Leader, It Doesn’t Matter?
“We only want big plate leaders here,” was the catch cry on the staff team and the defining principle for ministry success at the church where I began my ministry career. For me, it was
“We only want big plate leaders here,” was the catch cry on the staff team and the defining principle for ministry success at the church where I began my ministry career. For me, it was
“Rabble, rabble, rabble!” The mob shouts and rabbles about…? What? No one really knows; it’s a bit muddy right? When I trained for civil disorder situations in my time working for the Australian Federal Police,
Sometimes in life and in ministry, the Lord brings about friendships that transcend age, background, and maturity. My relationship with Chuck Ryor was one of those. I first met Chuck when I was only a
It seems that weekly on my social media feeds, broader evangelical leaders are decrying some new doctrine, fad, or cultural ideology. Wielding their words as weapons of war, these denouncements are seen as heralding and
If the COVID pandemic taught us anything about the Western Church, it’s that ecclesiology is no longer a strong point. What was so strong for many ages has sadly devolved into something the average church
As my wife and I watched the first season of Ted Lasso, I thought to myself, “Some idiot is going to write a Christian blog post about this.” Well, here is that idiot passing on
Dear Am I Called Readers, What a year 2020 has been! Here at Am I Called? this year we saw over 20,000 unique visitors to the site and close to 5,000 of you took the
Dear Am I Called Reader, As the end of the year approaches, I’m asking you to consider financially partnering with and supporting the work of Am I Called Ministries. As the director of Am I
What are the parameters in your church before someone could say they have a sense of belonging in your body? Must they be fully aligned to your statement of faith, go through a class or
“A radically accepting church.” Could your church or ministry be described this way? Now don’t freak out. I’m not talking about being radically accepting of unrepentant sin. But we’ve got to stop having such a
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