When You’ve Been With Jesus, You Cannot Stay the Same

When You've Been With Jesus, Your Life Begins to Change There are moments in a journey when you pause, not because the mission is finished, but because it’s worth remembering how you got there. A 75th anniversary is one of those moments. As I...

Authentic Masculinity: God’s Design for Men

Is Authentic Masculinity Even a Real Thing? Some...

How Pastors Can Use AI in Ministry Without Losing the Soul of Ministry

Pastors and Christian leaders are uniquely positioned to benefit from AI tools — and uniquely vulnerable to misusing them. Ministry is deeply human work. It involves souls, stories, suffering, repentance,...

Drawn to Praise: When Success Depends on Approval

Why We Are Drawn to Praise International bestselling author and speaker Dr. Miles Monroe once said that a man is drawn to praise. I really resonate with his words because for much of my life I equated praise...
Counselor

Counselor

“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever.” (John...

Turning the Hungry Away

Turning the Hungry Away

Why a ‘juice and cookie’ Jesus can never satisfy our souls. My two brothers and I sat in the back...

Becoming Resilient

Becoming Resilient

You've been through a tough season of pain. You're finally beginning to heal and discover hope...

Press On

Press On

"So let us know, let us press on to know the LORD. His going forth is as certain as the down; and...

The Thinkers

The Thinkers

As a baby boomer, enough of the 1960s rubbed off on me to make me willing to question everything....

Kept by God! from What??

Kept by God! from What??

A look at the letter of Jude   Too often we hear of another pastor falling, another story of...

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Enemy Mode: Your Brain on Narcissism God designed a complex network of neurological circuits to work together to help us stay relationally connected and attuned to each other. When these relational circuits are running as designed, we call this “Relational Mode.” Our...

Take the First Bold Step

Take the First Bold Step

Take The First Bold Step Some of you reading this are standing at the edge of something new and contemplating your first step across the border. I want to remind you that God has already gone before you. Stepping out may stretch your faith, but God is already...

A Faceless Christianity: Will we return to church in a building?

A Faceless Christianity: Will we return to church in a building?

A Faceless Christianity Church attendance has been on thin ice for some time with many Millennials asking, “Why should I go to church at all?” One often-repeated comment about church is, “I love Jesus. It is church people I don’t care for.” Church life hasn’t produced...

Love No Matter What (10 Ways)

Love No Matter What (10 Ways)

Pastor Resources · Love No Matter What (10 Ways) Have you ever winced upon learning that a long-time member has left your church? Even harder, does that individual appear to doubt some or much of what he or she used to believe about God, the Bible, Jesus Christ, the...

It’s Time to Think About Your Mission, Vision, and Strategy

It’s Time to Think About Your Mission, Vision, and Strategy

Pastor Resources · It’s Time to Think About Your Mission, Vision, and Strategy Defining each one can help your church make a greater impact I learned to drive before smartphones with GPS were commonplace.  If I wanted to go somewhere new, I needed to do a little...

How Churches in Vacation Destinations Can Survive COVID-19

How Churches in Vacation Destinations Can Survive COVID-19

Pastor Resources · How Churches In Vacation Destinations Can Survive COVID - 19 Churches in vacation destinations face unique struggles. They tend to see fluctuating attendance, with many visitors coming in during the vacation season and then attendance dropping in...

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How many sermons have you heard or preached on Protecting and Promoting LIFE? I believe the pulpit is the best place from which to teach and have a...

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About the President

Dave Wike is a family man. Serving pastors, and those who desire to do the same, became his calling over the last 20+ years. He and his wife Margie live in North Carolina. They have a son living overseas, and three daughters still at home. Dave enjoys writing instrumental guitar music, and plans to complete his Masters in Biblical Counseling. He’s also well aware he can do nothing good apart from the Holy Spirit. 

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