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1. 5 Common Struggles Young Pastors Face: ... ng people you see with potential assignments to lead—and let them develop with on-the-job training. Handling critics. Again, this one was shared less by the church planters, but the interesting twist is ...; Created on 11 July 2019
2. How Churches Should Respond to Social Media Critics: ... ," said Dr. David Burkus, associate professor of leadership and innovation. "You can delete comments from trolls, but people watch how you respond to legitimate criticism." Creating a policy at the begin ...; Created on 29 May 2019
3. 6 Reasons You Should Give Your Critics the Benefit of the Doubt: Criticism is almost inevitable if you're doing God's work in a rotten world. No matter how hard you work to serve God and others well, somebody's going to complain. I know, because I've been the recip ...; Created on 30 April 2019
4. Samuel Rodriguez: Don't Confuse These 3 Types of Criticism ...: ... z maps out and discusses three different types of criticism, using the Bible as his guide. 1. Constructive Criticism "No matter how uncomfortable a friend might be in sharing his remarks, he knows that leav ...; Created on 21 March 2019
5. Pastor Lovingly Rebukes This Type of Church. Do You Agree?: Pastor Shane Idleman recently called out large churches that are more concerned with pleasing the congregation than challenging them. In the clip, Idleman tells his congregation, "I love some of these ...; Created on 03 January 2019
6. 20 Really Weird Criticisms Pastors Receive ...: Back by popular demand, here are the latest really weird criticisms pastors have received, with special thanks to the responses at Church Answers and on social media. "You didn't send me a thank-you no ...; Created on 28 December 2018
7. How to Respond When You Face the Spirit of Condemnation: Are any among you in trouble? You are directed to pray. Charisma Media's Dr. Steve Greene teaches out of James 5:13-14 in this powerful devotional. Watch and hear how the devil wants you to believe the ...; Created on 16 November 2018
8. Avoid Unnecessary Harm by Obeying This Major Kingdom Principle: By the close of trading on Wednesday of last week, the majority of stocks traded on U. S. stock indices had entered correction territory (down 10-20 percent from their 52-week highs). For the S&P 500 Index, ...; Created on 16 October 2018
9. These 2 Perspectives Turn Harsh Criticism Into Golden Growth ...: These two perspectives will help you handle criticism with less angst. 1. Consider the Source of the Criticism When it comes to criticism, you want to weigh what is said and by whom, rather than counting ...; Created on 20 July 2018
10. These 7 Questions Will Help You Handle Criticism ...: Handle criticism, don't let it defeat you. What leaders do matters to the people who follow them. When a pastor preaches a poor sermon, makes a bad decision or does something embarrassing, people are affecte ...; Created on 18 July 2018
11. How to Make the Best Quick Decisions: As a leader, I am forced to make dozens of decisions every day. I've learned the secret to making better decisions faster. When I'm pushed for a quick answer—when everyone knows a decision needs to be ...; Created on 02 May 2018
12. 7 Biblical Steps for Dealing With Harsh Criticism ...: Every pastor and leader has received at least one. Wayne Benson, a former leading pastor in Michigan, once called them sniper notes. That's a good description for unsigned notes. Across the nation, pastors, ...; Created on 05 June 2017
13. Calling a Christmas Truce on Criticism ...: Are you tired of criticism in your church or home? Perhaps you could take a page out of history and declare a Christmas truce with your biggest critics before you start a new year. On Christmas 1914, a ...; Created on 23 December 2016
14. How God Wants You to Respond to Unfair Criticism ...: Criticism. As a pastor you know that you have to expect criticism and learn to deal with it, but that can be easier said than done. Criticism comes in all shapes and sizes and some of it is easier to shrug ...; Created on 22 September 2016
15. Research: Americans Say Christians Face Increased Persecution: A growing number of Americans believe religious liberty is on the decline and that the nation's Christians face growing intolerance. They also say American Christians complain too much. Those are among ...; Created on 06 April 2016
16. 7 Ways a Leader Can Invite Constructive Feedback: ... In my opinion, good leaders work to live within the third option. I hope this was the case in my situation. I should say—because I know some are thinking—criticism comes easily to leaders. Do anything ...; Created on 10 February 2016
17. Criticism: The Price of Growth ...: ... will be too. What I tell senior pastors that I coach is that the good news is that criticism and leadership pretty much go hand in hand, so no matter what you do, you'll be criticized. Try something ne ...; Created on 11 December 2015
18. 5 Wrong Ways to Respond to Criticism ...: Criticism accompanies leadership. Every leader knows this. Make any decision and some will agree and some won't. The only way to avoid criticism as a leader is to do nothing. If a leader is taking an organizatio ...; Created on 03 August 2015
19. 3 Ways Pastors Should Respond to Criticism ...: One of the grim realities of being a pastor is that you will experience criticism. I have known many pastors through the years, and each one has undergone criticism. Criticism is inescapable in the life ...; Created on 23 March 2015