When Our Faith Is Sideways

Understanding Faith and Doubt in Difficult Seasons There are doubters in every religious community. Some doubt because they were raised in a world thoroughly immersed in the Holy Spirit and aren’t sure now that the Spirit can be either credited or...

Even Mustangs Need Rest: An Invitation to Something Better

Learning Biblical Rest from a Wild Mustang The...

Reclaiming the Table

Following Jesus Together Around the Table Every Sunday evening in Seattle’s Lake Union neighborhood, about thirty to forty people gather in a community room. No pulpits, no pews anywhere to be found. Instead,...

Can I Trust You?: Cultivating Character That Isn’t Performative

I stood beside him in the church choir. Months later, he was arrested for murder. Back then, he seemed like the kind of man no one would ever question—steady, respected, a pillar of our community. Sure, he...
Commit

Commit

“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.” (Proverbs 16:3) The Hebrew word...

Courageous

Courageous

Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will...

Press On

Press On

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

Word

Word

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1 NIV)...

Ways

Ways

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways...

Hypocrisy

Hypocrisy

“Do not judge, lest you should be judged.” (Matthew 7:1 BLB) “There are too many hypocrites in the...

Advantage

Advantage

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21 NIV) The Greek word...

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Why so many pastoral suicides

Why so many pastoral suicides

Pastor Resources · Pastoral Suicide   Why are we painfully seeing more suicides in the ministry? Why does it seem like a “taboo” topic to bring up? Why does it seem that people are fearful to tell the truth when it comes to someone taking their own life?...

Longing for Revival During the Pandemic

Longing for Revival During the Pandemic

Pastor Resources · Longing For Revival During The Pandemic   Look at the nations and watch — and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. — Habakkuk 1:5 Before COVID-19 struck, life was already...

Prayer for the City in Light of COVID-19

Prayer for the City in Light of COVID-19

Pastor Resources · Prayer For The City In Light Of Covid   Praying for the revival of the church and rebuilding of the city is always crucial, but has a timely urgency during the present COVID-19 crisis. While hopes for urban renewal always burn deep within Christ’s...

How Not to Read the Bible

How Not to Read the Bible

Pastor Resources · How Not To Read The Bible   I’ve been reading the Bible almost every day for decades. I firmly believe that any listening and reading of Scripture is better than none at all, but I do think that some of the ways I’ve read the Bible have ended...

Mission 3:16

Mission 3:16

 Pastor Resources · Excerpt - The Introduction - Mission 316   God’s mission in the world includes you. Uniquely you. Specifically you. Think through those statements for a moment. God—the Lord of the universe, sovereign over all nations, creator of all humankind,...

Are You Willing to be Forgotten?

Are You Willing to be Forgotten?

Pastor Resources · Are You Willing To Be Forgotten - Menikoff   You’ve probably never heard the name Oswald Avery. Not long after the influenza pandemic of 1918, he devoted himself to finding the cause of this horrific virus. Avery lived in a laboratory, hovering...

Everyone…Called

Without a doubt, being a child of God means being unique. Without a doubt, God made you for a purpose, and He wants to use your unique self to...

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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. 

Dave Wike

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