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Are You a Disquieted Pastor?
It happened again this past Monday. A dedicated, hard-working veteran pastor told me about the problems within his church. He listed a number of tell-tale markers as he expressed his deep frustrations. When he was done, I paused, noting the pain written...
The Danger of Ugly Duckling Theology
I was looking at the results of a major survey of pastors the other day and noticed a trend. Pastors of small churches are more likely to be less energized by their ministry than those who serve large churches. They are also more inclined to question their calling....
Getting Honest About the State of Our Witness
How would you characterize your own witness efforts? A characterization must be accurate enough to truly name reality, but short enough to be memorable and useable. Getting to a place where you can honestly characterize your own witness efforts should take some time...
This is your wake-up call…
beep…Beep…BEEP! Your alarm clock goes off. Do you… __groan and go back to sleep? __press the snooze button? __get up ready for action? How does your answer mirror your reaction to what’s happening to the church today? Well, we just got a wake-up call: According to a...
How to Practice Compassionate Curiosity
1. Be Interested Birds of the same feather flock together. We typically are interested in others who have something to offer us or have something in common with us. To be interested we need to notice the dirt path off the side of the four-lane highway of our lives. We...
THE DOMINANT FAMILY INFLUENCE
My mother chuckled as she penned her poem, a parody of “The Church in the Wildwood,” entitled, “The Wild Woods in the Church.” In our small congregation, three separate and unrelated Wood families occupied the pews. While the other two Wood families consisted of only...
The American Orphan Crisis
Every Church Can Do Something I remember the first time I learned about orphans as a young boy. It was from a late-night infomercial highlighting...
The Scarlet Ribbon of Redemption
As Adam and Eve left the Great King’s royal garden in Eden, they carried with them not only the consequences of their rebellion but the promise that...
Hope for the Holidays When Your Heart is Breaking
When Christmas Isn’t Joyful On the morning of December 14th, 2012, I sat by the soft glow of my Christmas tree in the pre-dawn stillness. The...
Jesus, the Grandest Story of All
An old man stoops and grabs a weathered hardback off the shelf. He handles the volume gently, careful not to disturb the fragile binding while...
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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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