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...

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A Month of Sundays

A Month of Sundays

    While he was going on like this, babbling, a light-radiant cloud enveloped them, and sounding from deep in the cloud a voice: “This is my Son, marked by my love, focus of my delight. Listen to him.” Matthew 17:5 This is one of the most difficult texts in...

Becoming Compassionate Leaders

Becoming Compassionate Leaders

    Nehemiah faced one of the of the most complicated and most documented leadership challenges ever when God called him to oversee rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem. At the time, Nehemiah lived a thousand miles from Jerusalem and served as the cupbearer...

The Emotionally Intelligent Pastor

The Emotionally Intelligent Pastor

    Jeannie Clarkson PhD is a Christian psychologist and researcher behind a landmark study linking emotional intelligence (EI) and performance-based self-esteem with burnout among pastors. She is the founder of Christian Care Connection, a multisite...

No More Assumptions: Using Data to Nurture Your Congregation

No More Assumptions: Using Data to Nurture Your Congregation

    We live in a digital era, where technology is at our fingertips and access to data helps us manage our day-to-day lives more efficiently. For example, EveryDollar lets us track our household spend so we have a better understanding of where our money is...

We Tell People About Jesus Every Time We Get The Chance

We Tell People About Jesus Every Time We Get The Chance

    Let me ask you this. If Jesus saved every person you shared the gospel with this month, how many people would that be? That literally should be all I have to write on this one. When it’s all said and done, this literally is the most important thing we...

The Perfect Church Part 3: We Love Each Other Well

The Perfect Church Part 3: We Love Each Other Well

     As I look at the scriptures and then I look at how we do things today in our churches, I think we’ve got a few things backwards. Specifically when it comes to defining “love”. Love looks different in each of our relationships. The relationship dictates...

Becoming What We Sing

Following American Idol’s season 7 “Idol Gives Back” episode on FOX, viewers raced online to react to pop-star competition. Contestants performing...

Everyone in Your Wake

"Everyone in your leadership wake benefits when you do the personal work to shrink your integrity gap." Whether one or millions follow you, how you...

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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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