In this short teaching, delivered at the Community Group Leader training meeting on October 22nd, 2017, pb talks about two pastoral strategies as they are used by Jesus in John 11. When do you try to shift someone’s heart, and when do you simply offer empathy. Tune in to find out!

Why is the role of the Community Group Leader so important in this season of the life of our church? How do we qualify and train CG Leaders? These are the questions we will seek to answer in this short teaching.

LHCC Emeryville Leadership Retreat | Session Three Pastor Mike Chong Perkinson

LHCC Emeryville Leadership Retreat | Session Two Pastor Mike Chong Perkinson

LHCC Emeryville Leadership Retreat | Session One Pastor Mike Chong Perkinson

In the wake of the election results, the body of Christ seems to be bipolar, and the feelings are extremely strong on both sides. Yet, the word of God calls us to be alert, sober, and hopeful. This is our most important hour!

If you feel weak, powerless, or confused, you need to know that those are only feelings. You felt that before and yet you still made it through every one of those situations. And you’ll make it through your present trial as well. Be blessed!

Leadership in the kingdom of God is always mutual . . . it is both giving and receiving, caring and being cared for, encouraging and being encouraged. Leadership is an exchange of kingdom value, but that exchange is only made possible when it is activated by honor.

When we set out to persuade people to behave in a particular way, we must avoid two extremes. The first extreme is the tendency to plow people by heavy-handedly pressuring them to comply with our desires through obligation. The second extreme is to bow before the unwillingness of people to live out their commitments. Within the middle ground […]