Pastoral Leadership Fads

Here is pretty good article from Touchstone Magazine on Pastoral Leadership and Church Fads
A seminary friend Dee Reju quoted it on his blog today. As Dad and I have talked over the years I often heard him say in response to the newest way to do church, that he has seen too many things come and go to chase after this and that fad. Sometimes being in the ministry feels a bit like Junior High when you just had to get the latest swatch watch with the rubber guard or a Coke Shirt with jeans and red suspenders. Eighth grade came along and what you had last year was so seventh grade. You look back at the pictures and say, what was I thinking? It is tempting to run after many new approaches, we like things that are new because they are exciting. However, they are not the answer. The fads leave the people hungry after awhile and looking for a newer approach to hold. The answer remains the hope of Jesus Christ. Faithfulness to preaching and teaching the word must be the focus.