by TA Barlow | Jul 23, 2013 | Church Vitality, Leadership
An intensely practical little book which will – inexpensively and quickly – help pastors navigate many of the common challenges of clergy transitions. When I say “little book,” I really mean that – the print edition is only 78 pages long,...
by TA Barlow | Jul 21, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Resources, Resources
Oh, how I love this book! This is all about getting others to “buy-in” to your idea (in other words, it’s about building consensus). The authors offer an opening scenario (twice, actually, describing two different approaches, with two very different...
by TA Barlow | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog, Church Vitality, Leadership, Wesley
“The United Methodist Church is a denomination in crisis.” “Mainline denominations are outdated and irrelevant.” “Congregational Christianity is at its end, soon to be a thing of the past.” Or, at least, so we have been told. In...
by TA Barlow | Aug 24, 2012 | Theology, Wesley, Wesley Resources
The simplest and most common way to understand the essentials of Calvinism is to use the acronym TULIP. This acronym describes the “five points” of the theology of John Calvin, and is relatively easy to memorize. As simple as that is, though, it is...
