by Aaron McCollough | Jan 19, 2017 | Pastoral Nuggets: Archives
His name is Ryan. He is twenty-five years old. He was the skydive instructor and tandem parachutist who instructed and jumped with my wife Marianne, this Memorial Day Weekend, when she jumped out of a perfectly good airplane at 14, 650 feet. Yes. You read that...
by Aaron McCollough | Jan 19, 2017 | Leadership Nuggets: Archives
Whether in the Spiritual realm or the physical, effective leaders have learned the importance of making the right decision regarding costs versus added value. Several truths are at play here. First, less expensive doesn’t necessarily mean less valuable. Sometimes a...
by Aaron McCollough | Jan 19, 2017 | An Encouraging Word to Pastors: Archives
I ran across a quote in a book I am reading by Will Mancini, entitled: Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, And Create Movement, which says, “You won’t do ministry that matters until you define what matters.” In my opinion, that could...
by Aaron McCollough | Jan 6, 2017 | An Encouraging Word to Pastors: Archives
In Hebrews 13: 5(b) we find a promise from God. He said, “… I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” And in 1 Corinthians 10:13 we find, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted...
by Aaron McCollough | Jan 6, 2017 | Leadership Nuggets: Archives
A portion of the lyrics of an old country song say, “Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers …” I can relate. Sometimes Marianne and I will encounter one of my “old flames.” Naturally, I thought every one of them was “the one!” Well, to be totally honest with...
