Are They Crazy?
In his recent State of the Union address, President Donald J. Trump said the quiet part out loud. In reference to elected leaders who continue to advocate for, or refuse to distance themselves from, body mutilation surgeries for gender confused children, he said: “These people are crazy.” The Hill noted the President’s comments and the reaction in its story on the speech: “Surely, we can all agree no state can be allowed…
When a Crisis Comes
Crises come without warning. When they arrive in a church or ministry, they require the fully devoted attention of pastors, elders and ministry leaders. No matter what is written on your calendar for the day, it all changes when there is a crisis. One online source defines crisis as “an unexpected event that leads to a potentially dangerous situation affecting individuals, communities, or even the global environment. The term can take various forms,…
What is In Your Heart?
Each year I am invited to bring greetings at gatherings of faithful servant leaders. And each year, the organizer gives me the same instruction: “Just share from your heart.” Those instructions always make me nervous because I know the truth about the heart. Jesus informed His followers in Luke 6:45, “A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an…
A Time to Speak
The wise preacher reminds us in Ecclesiastes 3:7b that there is “a time to keep silence, and a time to speak.” But if you are a pastor, elder or ministry leader then you may feel the tension of discerning which one you need to do at any given moment. Adding to the tension of speaking or remaining silent is the awareness that we are not equipped…
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Dr. Todd Gray is executive director-treasurer for the Kentucky Baptist Convention.
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