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Dr. Dan Bagaas
Oct 29, 2023
The Image of God in Man, Part 3
Implications of the Image of God in Man As Swann says, “while a precise interpretation of the image of God can be elusive, the...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Oct 22, 2023
The Image of God in Man, Part 2
Continuing from the previous blog post on the image of God in man, which discussed selem and demut, this post will explore humans in the...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Oct 15, 2023
The Image of God in Man, Part 1
In this first part on the Image of God in Man we will discuss selem and demut. Introduction The image of God in man is fundamentally...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Jul 11, 2022
Biblical Leadership of the New Testament, Part 2
Theme Three: Quality of Leadership In his book Leadership Explosion: Multiplying Small Group Leaders to Reap the Harvest, Joel Comiskey...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Jul 4, 2022
Biblical Leadership of the New Testament, Part 1
Introduction Leadership in the Greek New Testament is more of a motif than anything else.[1] This is illustrated by the fact that there...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Jun 27, 2022
Biblical Leadership of the Old Testament, Part 2
Theme Three: God is Over Human Leadership The Lord God, being the cause of everything that is seen and unseen, is in complete control of...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Jun 20, 2022
Biblical Leadership of the Old Testament, Part 1
Introduction While there are no Hebrew words for the word “leadership,” there are a number of words that are used that help create a...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Feb 28, 2022
Shepherd and Servant Leadership, Part 2
Servant Leadership While there is some overlap in the understanding of the concepts of shepherd and servant leadership in that both...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Feb 21, 2022
Shepherd and Servant Leadership, Part 1
Introduction When examining the biblical conceptual framework of Christian leadership, one need not look any further than the perfect...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Feb 14, 2022
Imitation of Paul's Leadership, Part 4
Imitating the Leadership of Paul In theory, considering the imitation of Paul’s leadership is compelling; however, in application, for...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Feb 7, 2022
Imitation of Paul's Leadership, Part 3
Paul’s Criteria for Leadership Paul’s criteria for church leadership are primarily delineated in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. While each of...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Jan 31, 2022
Imitation of Paul's Leadership, Part 2
Characteristics of Paul’s Leadership There are various pericopes in the New Testament that illustrate Paul’s leadership and shed light on...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Jan 24, 2022
Imitation of Paul's Leadership, Part 1
Introduction “[Paul] was born to a destiny. Later in life, he understood this and commented that God had set him apart even from the time...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Dec 14, 2021
Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Ministry Leader
Now here is a seemingly paradoxical phenomenon, the Dunning-Kruger Effect. What is the Dunning-Kruger Effect? In summation, it occurs...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Oct 5, 2021
Succession Plans in Ministry
Now, here's something that many ministry leaders may not have even thought about: succession plans. In particular, most would not even...
Dr. Dan Bagaas
Aug 25, 2021
Actual Values vs. Aspirational Values
What are actual values and aspirational values, and how do they manifest in a ministry? Actual values are the values that are currently...
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