A new study, “The State of Pastors,” conducted by the Barna Group in partnership with Pepperdine...
Joel Smallbone of the Grammy and Dove Award-winning For King & Country recently had a...
It’s printed right there on our money: “In God We Trust.” But do we? How much better might our...
How do you trust God and not worry when you see your child start spiraling downward? How can you...
Many churches are using social media to enhance their ministries. From pastor blog posts and...
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When life gets messy, it's natural for us to get stressed. Or angry. Or bitter. Especially when...
In leading small groups and tracking trends over the last 25 years, I’ve done all kinds of things...
Your ministry could use more “loaves-and fish leaders”—leaders who believe in the potential of...
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9 Ways We’re Trying to Engage Online During this Crisis
I can honestly say that I’ve never experienced a week quite like the one we just had in America. The coronavirus is changing our lives on a daily basis. First, the CDC recommended no large group gatherings of more than 250 people, then 50 people, and last...
Should We Have Church During the COVID-19 Crisis?
Wow, talk about a loaded question! Unless you have been living in a proverbial cave, it’s no secret that we are living through, probably, the most life altering crisis we have ever seen In our lifetimes. Many in our grand country are locked in a debate over how...
Fear starts a turning
The Old and New Testaments teem with God encounters: Abraham serving three strangers, Moses taking his sandals off to approach the burning bush, Elijah watching the Almighty pass by at Horeb, Gideon putting out his fleece as a test, Balaam’s talking donkey,...
Interrupt The Downward Spiral
Anxiety is an out of control thought pattern. It settles over the mind like a severe weather system, spewing thunderclouds and casting lightning bolts. Life feels like an airplane in a tailspin. It feeds on what-ifs and worst-case scenarios. What if the...
Moving from Incarnational to On-Line Worship: Some suggestions
First COVID-19 meant we cancelled gatherings of 500 or more. Then fifty. Then ten. Now some cities are near lockdown. Normally, the church gathers as an expression of our love for God and for one another. But in this moment we must do the opposite—for the same...
What’s with churches having security teams?
“We left our former church, in part, because they had a security team with guns!” I was told. I respected their decision and them for following their convictions. The only problem was, we had a security team with men and women carrying guns; they’re just not an...
Not Just Another Article on Biblical Manhood
Is there anything that has not been written about biblical manhood? Books, articles, and videos abound with calls for men to demonstrate character,...
Church Budgets – It All Starts with Mission and Purpose
Addressing church budgets starts with understanding the broader context of a church’s mission and purpose. If a budget represents the financial...
11 Ways to Ensure a God-Honoring Legacy
It’s no secret: Finishing this life with a God-honoring legacy isn’t automatic and certainly isn’t easy. So, in my twenties and thirties and again...
How Can God be Good When the Church is Bad?
Perhaps the biggest obstacle to belief in God in recent years has been a growing disillusionment with Christians and the church. No doubt the church...
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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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