Restoring The Church Blog

In my book, Making Peace, I wrote about how Christian leadership is a call to Spirit-formed community:

Pick up almost any book about church growth or leadership today and the dominant theme will be performance – how you can do more and achieve more.  Words like “effective,” “dynamic” and “productive” describe the values and goals of leadership.  Much is given to models and methods of leadership and growth.  Little is said about spiritual...

We've just completed the final weekend of a six month Intentional Interim Pastorate… and looking forward to catching up on reading and writing this summer.

What are your suggestions for a good read this summer ?  (any topic)  What are you reading about life, church and ministry that you think others should know about? 

What topics do you suggest that I think and write about in future articles on our website or resources (books, media) that would help you?

Your thoughtful feedback is welcome.
—JVY

You are what you love.  What you love is revealed in the habits you keep.  Your habits reveal and shape the narrative guiding your life.

This next week, spend time meditating upon, and praying through, one thought of Psalm 23 each day, as suggested below, noting how your life would change if it were ordered by this story…

Monday: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

Tuesday:  He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.

Wednesday:  He guides me...