New Mind, New Me

I began publishing videos on YouTube in August 2015. For the first few years, I released one video a week, every Tuesday at 10 a.m. When I saw that the channel was growing exponentially, I had the crazy idea to release two videos a week, one on...

God Might Ruin Your Plans

Everything’s perfect. It was the last week of my...

When Our Faith Is Sideways

Understanding Faith and Doubt in the Christian Life 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...

Now Is the Time to Seek

A few days ago, I was watching an Instagram reel of a musician onstage talking to the crowd. When he told people to raise their hands if it was their birthday, the crowd screamed. When he told them to raise...

“Such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves...

“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not...

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven . . .” (Ecclesiastes...

“Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion . . . and everlasting joy will be yours.”...

Forgive

Forgive

“Forgive one another . . . Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Col 3:13 (NIV) We receive all of the...

BattleGround

BattleGround

‘“This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased.’ Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the...

Service

Service

Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s...

Resisting Conflict

Resisting Conflict

By Darlene Franklin, who wrote prayers for, A 12-Month Guide to Better Prayer for Women (Barbour...

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Waiting is More Than a Season

Waiting is More Than a Season

Pastor Resources · Waiting Is More Than A Season   By any name—attitude, orientation, choice, habit, discipline, virtue, or practice—learning to wait on the Lord is an essential, transformative, and rewarding dimension of spiritual formation. This perspective is...

Top Tips For Managing Grief Through Self-Care

Top Tips For Managing Grief Through Self-Care

Pastor Resources · Top Tips For Managing Grief   When we lose someone we love, we ask God why it happened. Sometimes, we get the answer we seek. Other times, we have to wait. But regardless of closure, grief hurts, and it hits hard. Here are some ways you can...

God Is Still Writing Your Story—Here are Four Likely Characters

God Is Still Writing Your Story—Here are Four Likely Characters

Pastor Resources · God Is Still Writing Your Story   You only have to spend a few minutes on Facebook to know we are living in an epidemic of inner emptiness, complete with a cast of characters who escape in all kinds of “isms” or put others down as a path to...

Mastering the “Art” of Church Communications

Mastering the “Art” of Church Communications

Pastor Resources · Mastering The Art Of Church Communications   To communicate effectively, church leaders need to use precise, carefully chosen messages with accurate and complete details. Words are certainly a key component, but they’re just part of the equation....

Major Impact from a Minor Character

Major Impact from a Minor Character

Pastor Resources · Major Impact From A Minor Character   Might you ever question whether or not your modest life can make an impact? You’re not alone. Allow me to introduce a man I am quite confident will be a new friend, colleague, and favorite prophet. In your...

A Pastor’s Worst Nightmare

A Pastor’s Worst Nightmare

Pastor Resources · A Pastor's Worst Nightmare   The first recorded sermon by Jesus is a pastor’s worst nightmare. Halfway through the place erupts violently. The hometown synagogue crowd furiously drives Jesus out of the city “in order to throw him off the cliff”...

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A few years back, I was representing my Camp at a Christian Youth Conference.  To encourage people to stop, we usually tried to have something...

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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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