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...
Five Minutes At A Time

Five Minutes At A Time

by Darlene Franklin, author of The 12-Month Guide to Better Prayer for Women.   How does...

Invited

Invited

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." (Luke 19:10 NIV) Rejection he understood....

Our Amazing Bible!

Our Amazing Bible!

Our Amazing Bible!, by Brian Simmons, lead Translator of The Passion Translation. It would be...

Truisms

Truisms

“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all...

Identity

Identity

“Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved . . .” (Colossians 3:12a NIV) Who you...

Hear

Hear

“In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-- having...

Voice

Voice

“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the...

Look

Look

“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that...

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Learning to Read the Bible

Learning to Read the Bible

Pastor Resources · Learning To Read The Bible   When I was young, I had a soccer coach who told me I didn’t know how to run—and that he was going to teach me. His statement made me mad. I actually didn’t like my coach too much; I thought he was kind of overweight for...

An unusual practice to make you into a Godly leader

An unusual practice to make you into a Godly leader

Pastor Resources · An unusual practice to make you into a Godly leader   Four hundred years before Israel ever had a king, God gave Moses a spiritual practice that would transform the life of the king and the people he served. The practice is described in Deuteronomy...

A Deeper Question in the Pandemic

A Deeper Question in the Pandemic

Pastor Resources · A Deeper Question In The Pandemic   I dialed into yet another Zoom call. Pastors’ faces filled the screen. The upper left corner said, “So, when are you guys gathering again?” Chatter erupted about state restrictions, social distancing, and...

How To Measure A Church’s Health Without Using Numbers

How To Measure A Church’s Health Without Using Numbers

Pastor Resources · The Healthy Church Log   One of the biggest challenges for any church is to figure out how to measure healthfulness. The usual default is to count attendance figures. But the number of church attenders was never the best measure of church...

Financial Decisions Pastors Need to Make During COVID-19 Shutdowns

Financial Decisions Pastors Need to Make During COVID-19 Shutdowns

Pastor Resources · Financial Decisions Pastors Need To Make During COVID - 19 Shutdowns   With the novel coronavirus shutting down nearly every church in the country, pastors are facing difficult financial challenges. Congregants may be giving less during this...

Left Behind by a Prodigal Child

Left Behind by a Prodigal Child

Pastor Resources · Left Behond By A Prodigal Child   There has been much written about the exodus of Millennials from the church. But I haven’t seen much discussion about the effect of that exodus on those they’ve left behind; specifically, the parents who sought to...

Superheroes Needed!

It’s Them! Superheros Like an intense, action-packed Marvel movie, the stage is set, and the head-to-head battle between Light and Darkness is...

You can’t say that!

Those words are becoming more and more common these days. Not only are people, usually people on the more conservative side, being told they can’t...

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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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