Jon Korkidakis

Welcome

Welcome to my site dealing with issues related to church leadership and teaching. If you are a leader, regardless of whether you serve in the church world or in the marketplace, I hope you will find something of value here. Leadership is hard, especially in today's climate.

The picture above was taken on my last trip to Greece where we got to visit some of the islands. This is a view of some of the iconic windmills found on Mykonos.

The Major Seven

Coming October 19th, 2020, is a new teaching series, The Major Seven. This seven week study highlights the seven biblical chapters that are a must if you want to understand its over-arching story and teaching. In fact, these chapters serve as the foundation for most of the other books and doctrines of the Bible.

These chapters help us to navigate many of life's pressing questions: Why is life messy? If God exists, does he even care about us? How can God meet my deepest needs? What does the future hold?

The study begins Monday October 19th, 2020, and will be live from 7-8pm EST. If you are unable to join us during the live presentation you can catch each episode at your convenience.

The study will be featured on our YouTube channel and each week you can use the Academics tab above and go to the dedicated Major Seven page to grab the live teaching link and to grab the corresponding notes. Grab this link to go to the page now. I hope you plan to join us.

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Two Questions the Covid-19 Pandemic is Forcing Every Church Leader to Ask - Or Should be Asking!

The church has been my life for the better part of my professional career, and for the most part, its been incredibly rewarding. But this is the first time I've been torn by feelings of extreme joy by the church and feelings of extreme discouragement at exactly the same time. It's like I'm living in two totally different dimensions simultaneously.

Please Stop Embarrassing Jesus!

There's nothing like a pandemic to bring out the best and the worst in people. I can't say I'm surprised, these things have a way of showing people's true colours and where their confidence, or can I say, suspicions, lie.

What is disheartening is what I'm seeing and hearing from those who claim to be followers of Jesus, Worse yet, are those who hold leadership platforms who are using them in ways that is, at least in my mind, not only disheartening, but downright embarrassing.

The Peace You Need Right Now

This is my newest grandson, Noah. I already have scads of pictures of him even though he just turned two months old, but this one is my favourite.

For a time I couldn't figure out why it rose to the top, but after one gruelling day of trying to manage life in the midst of a pandemic it suddenly hit me.

Here are the Common Struggles Every Audience Shares.

Standing in front of people to deliver a message can be a daunting experience. We wonder if what we have to say will connect with people in real and practical ways. This is especially true in the context of the church, where the messages are vehicles of bringing hope and meaning into people's lives. In this post, I outline the common struggles that exist in every crowd, regardless of size. Knowing these will help you engage your audience in meaningful and effective ways.