By John Kimball, D.Min. In my last post I talked about why people seem so quick to surrender to a congregational powerbroker. You can read that post here. In this second installment, I want to talk about how a church member can directly address the intimidation tactics of a powerbroker. Intimidation is fear. Intimidators utilize[…]
By John Kimball, D.Min. Let’s face it, powerbrokers are bullies. They are the congregational equivalent of that kid on the playground who loved intimidating the smaller kids. Their need for control may be a personality flaw, driven by fear, a mental health issue or maybe even the result of a past wound. But regardless of[…]
By John Kimball, D. Min. Powerbrokers. By their very nature they wield their power and influence in the church. Typically, unless the church is healthy enough to prevent them from doing so, they also leave a long wake of frustrated and broken relationships behind them. In my own pastoral experience and in my role as[…]
It amazes me how God can use the most mundane things to expose a person’s heart. Or in this case, the hearts of three people. It was about 6:30am when I jogged up on them. Three workers (with out-of-town plates) standing in the middle of the street puzzling over something they had never seen[…]
First published in The Foresee – June 2016: Over the last month, I have been reading and studying the covenants. I remember my Old Testament professor in seminary becoming so animated when we worked through this topic. I knew as a young seminarian that the covenants were special, but my personal fondness for them has only grown[…]