Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 5, 2014

It’s growing – iDisciple’s library currently features more than 30,000 sermons, devotionals, articles, Bible studies, blogs, podcasts and an in-app Bible. A representative from iDisciple provided this article. They’re always adding content, and Christian e-books and music will be available early this year.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 10, 2011

I recently read an article in Leadership Journal interviewing Swindoll on his newest book, The Church Awakening. I haven’t read the book, but the article says some things that caught my attention and I intend to read it. He was contemporary and applicable in his preaching and not afraid to be innovative in reaching people.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 17, 2020

I gave some suggestions in THIS ARTICLE. We may actually learn some things that will help us long-term in the process. The way we lead through a crisis often determines the quality of our ministry after the crisis. Communicate more than usual. People don’t want constant emails when they are sitting at work with plenty of other things to do.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Bulletin articles. But at the same time, the church has a certain level of expectation regarding my understanding of history, the Bible, and current events — locally and around the world. Most expect the pastor to be well-spoken and well-read. I estimate I average five to seven writing assignments a week besides my message.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Tom’s challenge – Ron, I enjoyed your article about what you missed about church planting. Look forward to your follow up article about the established church! His Renovate Conference is the largest conference with a primary focus on revitalizing established churches. Be blessed, Tom. Good call, Tom. You’re right.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 30, 2019

I pass along blogs, podcasts and articles I read. In a team environment, where people are empowered to lead, new ideas produce change. Often faster than any other way. That’s why I encourage attending conferences when possible. We have often read books together as a staff.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 24, 2012

Reading THIS article in The Tennessean was difficult, because I felt his pain. Here is an excerpt from the article: “This is Peyton Manning,” Hasselbeck said Thursday. It was honestly disappointing, because I’m a Peyton fan, having watched him as a University of Tennessee player. It may have hurt even worse for his family.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 6, 2012

This article caught my attention though: Bonds outperform stocks. Click on the title to read the article. I don’t write many strictly business posts these days, even though I spent more than 20 years in that world. Basically, bonds are now outpacing stocks on a 30-year average return.).

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 2, 2017

I wrote an article in hopes it is helpful dealing with children during tragedies. “Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.” ” (Romans 12:21). It is natural for children to respond with fear when they see these type tragedies.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Someone shared an article with me. (I don’t eat them anymore either, but I want to know they are there should I choose to have one.). Anyway, I was glad someone shared on Twitter that the New York Times was in this. I tweeted that I guess we would have to make Twinkies at home. Apparently you can…try. Here’s the recipe.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Every month Todd Rhoades and Matt Steen sift through thousands of newspaper articles, blog posts, studies, and stories to find those that are most helpful for ministry leaders. Enter, Ministry Briefing.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 20, 2015

The last couple weeks, there have been several articles posted about how the church can reach millennials. The reason I’ve decided to write this post is because several older believers and pastors I deeply respect have been sharing the articles, almost as if their ministries are completely irrelevant and headed toward extinction.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 9, 2011

Read what CEO & President James Hannan said in a recent Sky magazine article. They have products from building products to paper and own brands such as Quilted Northern, Angel Soft and Vanity Fair. They’ve been successful as a company since 1927. Do you see that?

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 7, 2011

I saw an article in Southwest’s Spirit Magazine last month. What if we used the honey bee’s lifetime approach to Kingdom-building? Did you know a bee produces 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in its entire life?

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 21, 2011

You can read the article HERE.) In the article I stated a statistic that 86% of people in our county do not go to church. (The picture in this post is one of my favorite churches…the Lutheran church my mother attended as a child and I attended with my grandmother when I was a child.)

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 17, 2016

I’ve read numerous articles – and talked to educators – about how the teachers role has changed from the 50’s until today. According to one Time magazine article I read, anxiety among children has dramatically increased in the last 30 years. The type of ministry we do has dramatically changed.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 9, 2012

I also received the following email: Ron I read you article about the pitfalls of Being an Introverted Pastor. Whenever I post about my introversion, the introverts come out from behind their computer. I re-posted 7 Pitfalls of Being an Introverted Pastor and received numerous Twitter messages from like-wired pastors.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 16, 2016

Tom’s challenge – Ron, I enjoyed your article about what you missed about church planting Look forward to your follow up article about the local church! His Renovate Conference is the largest conference with a primary focus on revitalizing established churches. Be blessed, Tom. Good call, Tom. You’re right.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 7, 2013

I loved THIS ARTICLE from Christian Today. It’s reported he lived modestly, even giving away a third of his income as president. A man of faith – My favorite trivia about Mandela isn’t trivial. Apparently, he was a believer. Read some of Mandela’s quotes. It’s hard to deny his faith.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 13, 2011

You can read the article HERE. Recently I was reposted my parenting model I’ve called “Grace Parenting&#. One of the principles in my model is to Major on the Majors, Not on the Minors and I stated that there are certain non-negotiables I think a parent should enforce in their parenting.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 3, 2015

I wrote an article in response to this issue a couple years ago. “Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.” ” (Romans 12:21). It is natural for children to respond with fear when they see these type tragedies. I post it here in case it is helpful dealing with your children.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 12, 2014

I read an article recently that suggested the majority of senior leaders think extroversion is necessary to be an effective senior leader. Obviously — and hopeful I am correct — I disagree. In fact, I see benefits in being an introverted senior leader.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 20, 2011

Our local paper reported this week (see article HERE ) that our state has been awarded $1.4 I believe one of my dearest pastor friends died of a broken heart after his son committed suicide. Sadly, suicide appears to be on the rise. million to aid in suicide prevention. Suicide sucks!

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 1, 2011

I don’t know…but I found an article I read recently in Delta Sky Magazine interesting. In the day of health and fitness awareness, when restaurants seem more intent on offering healthy alternatives, and gyms are on every corner; when organic is the buzz word… Are we healthier than we once were?

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 25, 2019

Bulletin articles. But at the same time, the church had a certain level of expectation regarding my understanding of history, the Bible, and current events — locally and around the world. Most expect the pastor to be well-spoken and well-read. I estimate I averaged five to seven writing assignments a week beside my message and my blog.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 25, 2012

We keep a secret eye on how many times our wisdom is retweeted, and we feel validated and important if we can write an article, speak at a conference, or gain a voice in a larger forum. Most of us care far too much about the number of Facebook friends, blog readers, and Twitter followers we have.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

After America’s victory in the Revolutionary War, their government operated under the Articles of Confederation. So often our success in life depends on this critical choice: will we charge forward and take initiative or will we hang back and do nothing? Communicate.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 17, 2019

Churches notoriously keep bad people – often in the disguise of grace, but that’s another article.). (I wish I could say this was the first time I have heard this kind of story. The pastor and key leadership realized a change needs to occur.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Here are a few articles already talking about Operation Serve School Edition: Operation Serve: School Edition. They are providing publicity to recruit volunteers and providing tremendous moral support the day of the event with live remotes. It’s catching on already. Church aims to renovate entire school system.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 31, 2018

Daniel is the author of No Silver Bullets: Five Small Shifts that will Transform Your Ministry (B&H Publishing) from which this article was adapted. This is a guest post by my friend Daniel Im. Think about your church. What do you long to see for them? What do you regularly pray over them?

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 11, 2013

Several years ago I read an article by Raymond P. Rood’s entitled “ How Then Should Organizations Live ”. ( [link] ) Rood makes the point that every organization has three basic needs. This philosophy resonated with me and, based on my experience, I can see how it relates to the churches, businesses, and non-profits I have led.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 17, 2017

I remember several years ago reading an article, which suggested the majority of senior leaders think extroversion is necessary to be an effective as a senior leader. As a pastor too. Obviously – and hopeful I am correct – I disagree. And, I think we’ve come a long way in our thinking. Thankfully.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

I’ve written articles about healthy teams, many of them based on the team on which I serve. We are generally flexible and laid back as an organization, yet we accomplish much towards our mission. I’ve worked in lots of environments and this is a good one…a healthy place to work. Read some of them HERE , HERE , or HERE.)

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

The holidays become crazy because we have so many “should’s” – and they are coming at us from everywhere: past positive memories, family traditions, the church’s traditions, personal expectations, Martha Stewart, TV commercials and those magazine articles on “How to Make Baby Jesus Manger Cookies.”.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

There are books, articles and blogs, the one you’re reading is the best (Ron is my boss, so I figure a little plug for him serves us both ). I recognize that I have a long way to go in developing my own leadership skills, and I recognize that I have plenty to learn about leadership in general.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 8, 2015

Bulletin articles. But, at the same time, the church has a certain level of expectation regarding my understanding of history, the Bible, and current events — locally and around the world. Most expect the pastor is to be well-spoken and well-read. Church-wide emails. Letters of recommendations.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 22, 2015

This article is excerpted from Chapter 9 in Leadership Pain by Samuel R. In the greatest act of love ever known, when he was unjustly dying for those who despised him, he could have come down from the cross and killed them all—but he stayed where he was placed. Footnotes: 1. Fuller Institute, George Barna, and Pastoral Care Inc., “Why

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