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This post comes from Calvary Chapel Pastors There are those who lead songs at church, and those who lead worship.  There is a huge difference. Leading worship songs is something that somebody does.  Being a worship leader is something that someone is.   Familiarity With Worship Music Worship leaders listen to worship music.  They listen to...

This post comes from Calvary Chapel Pastors Rest at Last This week begins our annual family vacation. To some it’s shocking to hear of a pastor taking three weeks off of preaching and general pastoral duties. Many think pastors either don’t deserve, don’t need, or that the church can’t afford for pastors to take an...

This post comes from Calvary Chapel Pastors How does God pick leaders? Acts 1:15-26 is an interesting section of Scripture because it contains some things for choosing leaders that we probably should use and others we probably shouldn’t. This text isn’t intended to be an exact verbatim checklist. There’s a difference between holy manuscript and...

This post comes from Calvary Chapel Pastors I had an odd experience the other day: I was driving home listening to myself on the radio (something I rarely do), and I was speaking on the subject of “false teachers” from 2 Peter 2. As I listened, I found myself getting uncomfortable, not with what I...