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Vocational Pain: It will take you out!

Vocational Pain: It will take you out!

  You’re a pastor. You have been faithful in the Christian disciplines you preach and teach. You have seen God’s hand move in miraculous ways in your life and the lives of others. You may have attained some level of “success” or become a sought-after speaker in...

A Note From Max Lucado COVID-19

A Note From Max Lucado COVID-19

Friends, We find ourselves in a sober moment. These are uncertain times around the world and fears are rising. People who have never felt anxious before are suddenly weighed down with worry and are not sure what to do next. Do you need encouragement right about now?...

4 Ways to Respond to People Attending Church Less Often

4 Ways to Respond to People Attending Church Less Often

  As much as you and I may dislike it, we can’t argue with the fact that people are attending church less often than they used to. It’s not uncommon for someone to attend church once or twice a month. That’s becoming the norm, and even your most committed members...

5 Unhealthy Habits for Leaders to Avoid

5 Unhealthy Habits for Leaders to Avoid

   The recently deceased monk Thomas Keating said that to be human is to carry three lifelong needs—the need for approval, the need for security, and the need for control. These needs are not bad; in fact, they are hardwired into our souls by God himself—so that he...

8 Ways Members Can Support a Church Plant

8 Ways Members Can Support a Church Plant

    If you’re considering planting a new church or prayer group, gaining and maintaining the support of a core group of like-minded people will be very important. My wife and I participated in a church plant some years ago that began in our own home with five...

Recognizing and Resisting the Power of Beauty to Promote Evil

Recognizing and Resisting the Power of Beauty to Promote Evil

     During the past two decades, there has been a technological revolution in advertising and entertainment. Graphics software has made it possible to produce astoundingly beautiful images that would have been unimaginable as late as the nineteen nineties....

Longing for Revival

Longing for Revival

    It’s important to long for revival for a few reasons: First, it has some biblical basis. The Psalmist prays, “Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” It’s right there: a prayer for the revival of the Jewish people and their...

What Scripture Says About Women and Authority

What Scripture Says About Women and Authority

    While there are several levels to calling and various ways God can extend a leadership call, nowhere does the Bible teach that either gifts or secondary callings are bestowed according to gender. In fact, women preached, prophesied, and led in both the...

Passion to Cynicism in 4 to 6 Years Flat!

Passion to Cynicism in 4 to 6 Years Flat!

    Do you remember what it was like when you first became a pastor? Do you remember the zeal you had? Do you remember how you thought you couldn’t love people any more then you did then? It’s kind of like having your first child. It is so incredibly...

Vocational Pain: It will take you out!

Vocational Pain: It will take you out!

  You’re a pastor. You have been faithful in the Christian disciplines you preach and teach. You have seen God’s hand move in miraculous ways in your life and the lives of others. You may have attained some level of “success” or become a sought-after speaker in...

A Note From Max Lucado COVID-19

A Note From Max Lucado COVID-19

Friends, We find ourselves in a sober moment. These are uncertain times around the world and fears are rising. People who have never felt anxious before are suddenly weighed down with worry and are not sure what to do next. Do you need encouragement right about now?...

4 Ways to Respond to People Attending Church Less Often

4 Ways to Respond to People Attending Church Less Often

  As much as you and I may dislike it, we can’t argue with the fact that people are attending church less often than they used to. It’s not uncommon for someone to attend church once or twice a month. That’s becoming the norm, and even your most committed members...

5 Unhealthy Habits for Leaders to Avoid

5 Unhealthy Habits for Leaders to Avoid

   The recently deceased monk Thomas Keating said that to be human is to carry three lifelong needs—the need for approval, the need for security, and the need for control. These needs are not bad; in fact, they are hardwired into our souls by God himself—so that he...

8 Ways Members Can Support a Church Plant

8 Ways Members Can Support a Church Plant

    If you’re considering planting a new church or prayer group, gaining and maintaining the support of a core group of like-minded people will be very important. My wife and I participated in a church plant some years ago that began in our own home with five...

Recognizing and Resisting the Power of Beauty to Promote Evil

Recognizing and Resisting the Power of Beauty to Promote Evil

     During the past two decades, there has been a technological revolution in advertising and entertainment. Graphics software has made it possible to produce astoundingly beautiful images that would have been unimaginable as late as the nineteen nineties....

Longing for Revival

Longing for Revival

    It’s important to long for revival for a few reasons: First, it has some biblical basis. The Psalmist prays, “Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” It’s right there: a prayer for the revival of the Jewish people and their...

What Scripture Says About Women and Authority

What Scripture Says About Women and Authority

    While there are several levels to calling and various ways God can extend a leadership call, nowhere does the Bible teach that either gifts or secondary callings are bestowed according to gender. In fact, women preached, prophesied, and led in both the...

Passion to Cynicism in 4 to 6 Years Flat!

Passion to Cynicism in 4 to 6 Years Flat!

    Do you remember what it was like when you first became a pastor? Do you remember the zeal you had? Do you remember how you thought you couldn’t love people any more then you did then? It’s kind of like having your first child. It is so incredibly...

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