Leadership and Ministry Blog 3 Ways That Every Christian Can Be Involved in Ministry Stephen Bedard, September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 Many Christians see ministry as something limited to pastors and other gifted leaders in the congregation. This small group does the ministry and the rest of the congregation watches and (hopefully) funds the ministry with their offerings. In some ways I can understand that. Not everyone is gifted in preaching,… Continue Reading
Personal Blog Good News: Thankful For Encouragers Stephen Bedard, March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 I have been thinking lately about the people in my life who are encouraging me. I really have been blessed with encouragers. Some are people in my congregation but there are many others, including people I don’t know very well. The biggest encouragers are my family. This is Amanda, and… Continue Reading
Personal Blog Good News: Thankful for Encouragement Stephen Bedard, March 6, 2016November 11, 2018 As I reflected on my Good News post, the topic that came to mind was encouragement. I have received a number of emails, Facebook messages, private conversations and so on that have really meant a lot to me. Receiving encouragement and compliments have not always come easy to me. There… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog Ministry Reflection Eight Stephen Bedard, April 29, 2011April 14, 2020 Christian leaders need to learn to take a compliment. Early on I picked up on the assumption that pastors are supposed to reject all compliments. If someone tells you they enjoyed your sermon/Bible study/article, quickly reject the compliment and give the glory to God. I understand the principles behind this… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog Ministry Reflection Four Stephen Bedard, March 7, 2011November 8, 2019 My experience in ministry is that the number one motivator for people is encouragement. Not everyone agrees with this. I worked with one pastor who told me that if I was doing a good job that I would not hear from them, but if I did do something wrong I… Continue Reading