Will You Switch to Office 07?

by | Jan 30, 2007 | Blogging, Miscellaneous, Pastoral Ministry, Uncategorized

Not for you Macintrash users, but for those of us who live in the real world and enjoy the flexibility and software availability of a PC, will you be switching (or have you switched) to Office 07? Last week I downloaded the 60 day trial for the new Office Professional Suite 07. I could not be more impressed. The Business Contact Manager with Outlook will seamlessly synchronize our church’s membership records between all three of our pastors. We can instantaneously share, update and correct information associated with our membership files. All we do is turn our computer on and connect to the internet. Groove is rapidly becoming an essential for us as we are constantly sharing files and information. This tool allows us to collaborate on ministry projects and have them seamlessly and instantaneously updated by anyone on our team. Thanks to Denny Burk’s post, I am also using the new Word to write and publish this post. Have you seen the way the new Word handles footnoting for papers? This should help immensely with my project. We are also toying with a few of Microsoft’s other features that may prove helpful. I’ll mention them in the future as we find them...

Expository Convictions – part 8

by | Jan 26, 2007 | Preaching

About My Exegetical Process Once I have completed the diagram and the main idea of the text, I then go through each verse, studying each significant word and/or phrase. This could consist of tracing a word’s usage through the circles of context.[1] I note significant issues from verb tenses and syntactical structures. I generally consult one or two Scripture indexes from an original language grammar to see if they contribute anything significant to the verse or passage I am studying. I still consult notes I took in seminary language classes for syntactical issues. [begin unnecessary diatribe] To be honest, and in my opinion, the most helpful and necessary part of seminary is training in Hebrew and Greek. I believe any one who wants can read on his/her own from good theology texts and develop a basic systematic theology. However, one’s systematic theology will be quite limited without significant training in the details of exegesis. I don’t think most people (especially myself) can (or will) pick up the art and science of exegesis without formal and concentrated training. I know by saying this I’m going to raise the ire of a few who preach well and accurately without formal seminary training or training in the biblical languages. I did the same for eight and a half years of pastoral ministry before seminary. Of course a person can preach and teach clearly and accurately without formal theological or exegetical training. However, the benefits far outweigh not having such training. I do believe one’s study skills will be limited without a solid education in the original languages. By advocating seminary training I...

Are you a Workaholic?

by | Jan 26, 2007 | Time/Life Management

You may be a workaholic if . . . Check out not only the brief overview at Lifehack – but click on and read the corresponding article.  I think I may be a workaholic. Are you a Workaholic? –...