criticism

Take Heed to Your Attitude to Ministry: Coping with Criticism

This article gives twelve considerations in dealing with criticism in the ministry.

How to Offer and Receive Criticism

You will be criticized but you also will criticize others. How should you receive and offer criticism? There are four ways the gospel shapes our attitude towards criticism, four ways of receiving criticism, and five things to consider when offering criticism.

Coping with Criticism in the Ministry

This article gives eleven commandments for ministers to consider in order to cope with criticism in the ministry.

A Pastor's Wife: The Toughest Job on the Planet

A pastor's wife feels the weight of criticism or mistreatment of her husband just as much if not more than he does. This article considers why, and several ways to respond.

Should I Tell the Pastor?

This article shows how elders can deal with criticism directed at their pastor by members or other Christians.

How to Handle Criticism as Pastors

Despite the fact that He was perfect, our Lord was still criticized. How much more can an imperfect pastor expect criticism from an imperfect congregation? This article identifies the source of criticism, and shows how the minister can deal with criticism through prayer, self-examination, and seeking advice.

How to Criticize Other Christians

How can one practice good criticism? Criticizing other Christians is not meant to destroy them, but to build them up. This article shows how one can exercise criticism that is based on loving the truth and defending it, while at the same time caring for the person being criticized.

Gratitude for Grace

The way to conquer a spirit of criticism is to actively pursue the awareness of and gratitude for marks of grace in others.

Caring for Your Pastor

This article is on pastoral care for your pastor, with consideration toward how to offer encouragement and criticism of your minister.

Criticism: Receiving It

This article is about accepting criticism, and the danger of our pride in receiving correction.

Criticism: Giving It

This article is about positive and negative criticism (correction).

2 Corinthians 10 – Handling Criticism

This is a Bible study on 2 Corinthians 10. Criticism in the ministry is also discussed in this article.

Reaping Blessing from Criticism

This article is about how we should handle criticism, focused on the position of the minister.

Coping with Criticism

This article is about accepting criticism, criticism and defense mechanisms, and self examination. It also discusses unfairness in criticism and spiritual growth.

Handling Discouragement - Part 1

These two articles are about handling pessimism and criticism in ministry. Pride as a danger for the minister is also discussed, as well as the self-watch and self-denial of the minister. These two articles also focuses on encouragement for the ministry.

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