by Soo-Inn Tan | May 16, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Church, Leadership
Why do key Christian leaders fall? Why do people who have been used mightily by the Lord get entangled in the sins of power, sex, or money, or some combination of the deadly three? The question came up when we having dinner with some good friends last night. With...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 1, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Church, Leadership
How dangerous is pride anyway? The Russian Orthodox church seems to think it is very dangerous. The November 2006 issue of Christianity Today reports on a Father Sergey who had a very successful ministry of exorcism. (Agnieszka Tennant, “The God Who Lives and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 7, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Church, Leadership
I was back in my home church over the weekend. I was there as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations. Talk about your trip down memory lane. * I had my salvation confirmed in this church. * I received my call to full time church related ministry through this...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 16, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Church, Leadership
I was doing my daily bible readings from the book of Acts recently and I re-encountered the episode in Acts where Paul and Barnabas were thought to be the Greek Gods Hermes and Zeus. (Acts 14:8-18) When Paul and Barnabas realized what was happening, this is how they...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 8, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Church, Leadership
One argument frequently heard in the defence of ordaining practising gays as church leaders, is the comparison of the gay leadership issue with the issue of women in church leadership. The argument is simple. Just as the world-wide church is slowly accepting women in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 7, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Church, Leadership
I received an email from a church leader recently. He wanted advice as to how his church should conduct a pastor evaluation exercise. The pastor’s term of service was coming to an end and they had to do this. The church leader was a good man. He was fully aware...
