All ministry involves slogging through Mordor.
Guard Your Calling, Frodo, by John Ortberg
Muslim Extremism or a New Pharaoh? The Future of Free Speech, Democracy and Religious Freedom in Egypt
Last night, the streets of Cairo erupted in celebration as 18 days of protest led to the surprise announcement that president Hosni Mubarak had resigned after nearly 30 years of irin-fisted rule. Yet the question still remains: What now for Egypt? Shariah Law, Democratic Society, a Military Dictatorship, or something else altogether?
Jay Barnes, President of Bethel University, on “The Influencers Who Influenced Me”
ay Barnes, President of Bethel University and Consummate Servant Leader, shares “the influencers who influenced me.”
Pseudo Servant Leadership and Pseudo Celebrity: Manipulating the Paradox of Power
There is something in the very nature of leadership that implies service. True leaders, those who people follow because they want to not because they have to, always begin with and return to the needs of their followers.
How Men Changed Their Mind about Women in Ministry, by Scot McKnight
Scot McKnight’s award-winning blog, Jesus Creed, has become a highly influential interchange of ideas regarding the future of faith in America. No matter which side of the issue you are on, Scot McKnight is a great source for nuanced conversation. Here he discusses Alan Johnson’s book on men who changed their minds on the issue of women in ministry leadership.
Muslim Brotherhood and Secular Reformers Join Forces to Support ElBaradei
Culture-making and faith connections in Egypt’s turmoil became clearer as Muslim extremists joined secular reform movement leaders in supporting Mohamed ElBaradei as spokesman for opposition to president Hosni Mubarak.
Nobel Prize Bio of Egyptian Resistance Leader Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian Nobel Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei Calls for President Mubarak to Step Down
A World Without Jobs: The Gospel of a Secular Age, by Andy Crouch
As remarkable as Steve Jobs is in countless ways—as a designer, an innovator, a (ruthless and demanding) leader—his most singular quality has been his ability to articulate a perfectly secular form of hope.
What Does Being Countercultural Look Like? Gabe Lyons in Q
The next generation of Christians aren’t separatists, antagonists, or striving to be “relevant.” Instead, they are countercultural as they advance the common good in society.
Rebuilding Haiti One Child at a Time
As Haiti rises from the rubble it is time to think about tangible ways for individuals to make a long-term impact. One strategy already bearing fruit is assisting Haiti’s social reconstruction one child at a time through child sponsorship.
Buried in Haiti rubble: 64 Hours of Unshaken Faith
In his new book, Unshaken, filmmaker and Compassion worker @Dan Woolley (one of my former students) describes his work in Haiti and the nearly three days he spent trapped in an elevator shaft beneath six stories of rubble.
The Paradox of Power: A Cure for the Cancer of Pseudo Celebrity?
True leaders, those who people follow because they want to not because they have to, always begin with and return to the needs of their followers.