A Blog by David A Posthuma
Articles for Church Leaders by David A. Posthuma
The Lord has enabled David A. Posthuma to author dozens of articles published in pastoral resource magazines, including REV!, Ministry Today, Ministry Magazine, Leadership Journal, Children’s Ministry Magazine, Christianity Today, among many others. In addition, David A. Posthuma authored two traditionally published books entitled: Made for a Mission, and eShift. Finally, David designed all the assessments offered within AssessME.org.
How to Build Entrepreneurial Ministry Teams. Church staff regularly request our recommendations regarding which personality profiles and leadership style profiles are best suited for the various leadership roles within their church. On the surface this may seem like an easy service AssessME should provide. But, in reality, it is not so obvious. Why? Because of […]
Why does AssessME.org use organic skills list development rather than permit church staff to pre-list what they are looking for? This is a very common question. I recently received another email inquiry about this issue so I thought I would finally publish my response for all to read: Dear Pastor: In our study […]
Years ago, when I was a young pastor in my twenties, the Lord used me to start a new outreach church within a community devoid of healthy churches. Most of the people who came to our outreach ministry had little or no church background. What church experience community members had, they disliked passionately. As a […]
By Shana Schutte “There once was a man who netted three trout from a mountain stream and carefully placed them side-by-side on a thick patch of grass. Before he removed them from the water, they were like a liquid ballet in motion. Fluid. Graceful. Vibrant. Alive. After he netted them, it was another story. As […]
As we approach Easter, we turn our attention to Christ’s days preceding his crucifixion, death, and resurrection. In John 17, we find Jesus’ “Priestly Prayer”. This prayer is a model for us to see how Christ now stands in God’s presence interceding for us. Look at Hebrews 7:23-25… 23 Now there have been many of […]
Free eBook Download Title – BETTER TOGETHER: The Top 5 Strategies to Maximize Volunteer Mobilization For many churches, volunteer mobilization is a never-ending plea for more help. Announcements in the church program. Announcements in Sunday services. Announcements on the church website. All these announcements may provide some support, but while these volunteers are good-hearted people, are they […]
