Oversight Today was created to help with intergenerational issues that are difficult to address from the assembly platform. It is for overseers who want to gently navigate their assemblies through today’s challenges: both doctrinal and shepherding.
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Several Christian doctors have compiled advice that would be helpful for assemblies to follow during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Why the clothing issues needs to be put to one side.
Learn to work with the emotions of others.
Abandonment breaks the marriage bond and may create the possibility of remarriage following divorce.
Loneliness is a common and challenging problem for overseers.
Don't make the mistake of overlooking the spouse.
Are you serving your local church with vulnerability and authenticity?
Teach the addict how to establish healthy intimacy in his/her life.
Cessationism is the belief that all sign and miracle gifts have come to an end.
Help the addict relate to God in a real way.
How to identify and protect your flock.
Emotional drivers are key to freeing the pornography addict.
Natural vs. spiritual leadership: how are new overseers identified?
The addict's search for porn reflects the brokenness in his/her heart.
An exposition of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 on head covering.
Learn strategies to help the porn addict identify (in “The Chain”) the sequence of triggers, thoughts and behaviours that lead up to acting out.
My focus in this article is specifically on Matthew's Gospel and the exception clause which focuses on fornication or sexual unfaithfulness.
Did you ever wonder where to start with helping someone break free from a pornography addiction? This post describes the first step towards freedom.
Have you ever wished you could have a quick self-check before you headed into a situation where you needed to confront a straying believer about their sin?
Pornography addiction is as high as 50% among the men, and up to half that among the women in our assemblies. The more fundamental, the higher the numbers.
My goal with this post is to clarify the facts around the use of "thee" and "thou" in prayer.
One frustrating thing about serving as an overseer is when you make a small mistake and there's no grace for that.
Is disengagement a problem in your local assembly? It may look like disinterest, preoccupation with secular concerns, apathy or lack of attendance.
As an elder in your local church, have you ever wondered what the most common issues are in other assemblies? This analysis of my 11 page Overseer Survey Report covers it all.
Wondering what Oversight Today is all about and how or why it got started?
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