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Spring 2015: Trauma

Volume 36
Spring

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From The Editor

Ministry as Trauma Center
Discipleship
Ministry as Trauma Center
We have the privilege of walking with people whose lives have been shattered.
Marshall Shelley

Features

The War After the War
Discipleship |Leadership
The War After the War
PTSD touches veterans and their families. How churches can help.
Steve Norman, sidebar by Annalaura Chuang
My Incurable Condition
Leadership
My Incurable Condition
How to pray for someone with a terminal diagnosis.
Todd Billings
What Pastors Can Do about Violence in the Home
Discipleship |Leadership
What Pastors Can Do about Violence in the Home
How to help victims of domestic abuse.
Justin Holcomb
My Healing Community
Discipleship |Leadership
My Healing Community
How I discovered grace when my pastor-husband was jailed for sex-crimes.
Shelly Duffer
Healing the Horrors of Boko Haram
Leadership
Healing the Horrors of Boko Haram
In Nigeria we saw the light of heaven pierce the shadow of evil.
Stewart Ruch III and Matt Woodley

Culture

Why 'Don't Do It' Doesn't Work
Discipleship |Outreach
Why 'Don't Do It' Doesn't Work
Raised in a culture that porn-ifies sex and deifies desire, today's young adults need a bigger vision of sexuality.
Tyler Charles
Armed and Dangerous
Leadership
Armed and Dangerous
Beware the sword of 'righteous anger.'
Skye Jethani
Ministry's Bleeding Edge
Leadership|Outreach
Ministry's Bleeding Edge
What churches do for trauma.
David Kinnaman
Want People to Come to Church? Email them!
Leadership
Want People to Come to Church? Email them!
And other items of interest from ministry and culture.

Practices

The Neglected Power of Blessing
The Neglected Power of Blessing
One of the most meaningful things a pastor can do is short, sweet, and biblical.
Lee Eclov
Homeless Karaoke
Leadership|Outreach
Homeless Karaoke
And other innovative practices from around the ministry world.
Your Small Church Is Big
Leadership|Outreach
Your Small Church Is Big
The suprising secret to growth.
Karl Vaters
Mission Drift: The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches
Leadership|Outreach
Mission Drift: The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches
A summary from Leadership Journal
Taking Pains
Leadership
Taking Pains
The minister I met when I was ready to quit.
H.B. Charles

Soul

The Relationally Grounded Pastor
Leadership
The Relationally Grounded Pastor
An interview with Eugene Peterson
A Leadership Journal interview
Putting Failure on Ice
Leadership
Putting Failure on Ice
What ministry in Antarctica taught me about not quitting.
John Torres
Into the Whirlwind
Discipleship
Into the Whirlwind
My first week on the job included an exorcism and suicide.
Mark Buchanan
When Is My Ministry Done?
Leadership
When Is My Ministry Done?
God had his own clear way of telling me.
Steve Tomlinson

    Cartoons

    Pastoral Nightmares
    Cartoon
    Pastoral Nightmares
    Spooky stories around the Pastor Retreat campfire.
    Dennis Fletcher
    Fancy Offering
    Cartoon
    Fancy Offering
    Jonny Hawkins
    Bunny Trails
    Cartoon
    Bunny Trails
    That happens in almost every sermon.
    Scott Masear
    Twisting Scripture
    Cartoon
    Twisting Scripture
    We’re first-time visitors ... Do you misinterpret Scripture every Sunday, or is this a special sermon series?
    Dennis Fletcher
    Numbers Fixation
    Cartoon
    Numbers Fixation
    Bear with me while I cope with my obsession over attendance.
    Scott Masear
    Toxic Report
    Cartoon
    Toxic Report
    According to the recent toxic substance inspection, they found asbestos in the sanctuary, lead paint in the basement, and a deacon criticizing your leadership in the adult Sunday School room.
    Dennis Fletcher

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