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Narcissists with Power

October 9, 2011 by Jim Wright 3 Comments

I’ve finally come to realize that the most dangerous people, and the most charming, are narcissists with power.

Christ Chapel, New Covenant Fellowship, Pastors, Sex Abuse

God seems to be laying a foundation for yet another of His periodic, history-changing interventions in the affairs of man. Over the last two thousand years there have been many such paradigm shifts, and it’s naive to think that our current, settled status quo will somehow be exempt from the unsettling but progressive advance of [...]

Church, Community, Culture, Fellowship, Gifts, Institutional Church, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, New Wine, Pastors, Transcendent

The Challenge of Intercession

August 27, 2009 by Jim Wright 4 Comments

The intercessory prayer movement of the last several years is at a crucial junction. Driven by angst over our nation’s declining commitment to basic principles and the growing malaise of our increasingly dysfunctional churches, many Christians are crying out for God’s intervention. What I’ve rarely seen, however, is a matching embrace of effective, transformational repentance [...]

Bible, Christians, Church, Culture, Intercession, Leadership, Pastors, Pietism, Politics, Prayer, Repentance

Following God’s Presence

August 2, 2009 by Jim Wright 10 Comments

Life, and the sweet presence of God, await us as He simply bids us “come”.

Church, Jail, Ministry, New Wine, Pastors, Prayer, Tears

New Wine Sucks

July 7, 2009 by Jim Wright 3 Comments

As God brings forth new wine in a new generation, there’s a fundamental dynamic that can’t be ignored. To put it bluntly, new wine sucks! In my younger days, I was an amateur wine maker. So I know what Jesus means when he says, “no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he [...]

Community, Faith, Joy, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, New Wine, Organic Church, Pastors

New Wine And Old Skins

July 1, 2009 by Jim Wright 1 Comment

Here’s an interesting article, reprinted below, on how people will stick to what they believe or think even in the face of contrary facts or circumstances. As I’ve watched people react to challenges and controversies over the last couple of months, and to God bursting old wine skins as he brings forth new wine, I can [...]

Community, Faith, Jail, Joy, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, New Wine, Organic Church, Pastors, Sovereignty

Dealing With Church Leadership Abuse

May 20, 2009 by Jim Wright 14 Comments

So how do we handle leadership failings, especially when they go beyond merely personal sin and involve an abuse of position or trust which harms the church and hurts others?

Abuse, Impropriety, Leadership, Ministry, Pastors, Predatory Leaders, Repentance, Sin

Pastoral Burnout

April 27, 2009 by Jim Wright 8 Comments

Sunday afternoon I attended an authentic fire-from-heaven, slain-in-the-spirit, foot stomp’n, Pentecostal Holy Ghost church service with handkerchief-to-wipe-away-the-sweat-on-the-forehead preaching on — believe it or not — pastoral burnout. Although the topic could be viewed as a “downer”, it actually was a great time of refreshing and renewal!

Brokenness, Burnout, Church, Counseling, Faith, Grace, Healing, Pastors, Truth, Woundedness

Jim Wright

Teacher, pilot, foe of tyrants, world traveler, passionate, attorney, entrepreneur, friend of the dispossessed, Christian, thinker, reluctant counselor, occasional mentor, brother in the Lord, adequate cook, pretty good host and so-so bass fisherman.

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