Frank Couch has spent his entire adult life either teaching the Bible in ministry settings or...
Technology offers us stunning reach out into the community and world. But, it's often overwhelming...
I escaped from prison in mid-October, 2003. Perhaps I’d best explain myself lest rumors fly: My...
So your church is considering a ministry to the disabled. As the baby boomers reach their...
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As I sit, enjoying my mocha latte at a local coffee house, I watch the crowds of people mingle in...
What is your job title outside of church? VP and Associate Publisher, Bible Group, HarperCollins...
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I Considered Your Church, And Passed
Isn’t one of a pastor’s unspoken fears that lurking about in the community are unknown people who have given your church—the place you sacrificially pour out your soul to grow—a preliminary examination and decided visiting wasn’t worth the bother? Ouch, that’s harsh!...
The Power of Praise!
This is something we are super passionate about in Planetshakers, and something that Ps Russell and Sam Evans are always teaching and showing us. It’s something they have carried to a generation. I can honestly say, that it was as a young person going to Planetshakers...
Build a publication from the ground up.
Have you ever had to start a church newsletter from scratch? If not, you may face that challenge someday. Maybe you’ll accept a job at a church that’s never had a newsletter. Or a publication might become so outdated that church leaders ask you to start over. Or a...
The Challenge in Preaching: Do They Know What We Mean?
I have a missionary friend who has been uniquely used by God. But, I confess one thing: he does annoy me. When he is conversing, he frequently interjects a phrase, “Do you know what I mean?” Almost seems like an elongated “uh” or “um.” However, upon further...
Announcements, Bulletins, and When to Say No
“Can you announce that the mission team is having a barbeque fundraiser this Saturday? The ladies quilting group won’t be able to meet next week either. Make sure to get that in the bulletin. Oh and by the way, last Sunday you forgot to mention that the Richardsons...
Atheism on Trial
Like all the major arguments against God, particularly the Christian God, the problem of pain has been with us for thousands of years; and yet, when it comes to this specific argument, there is a great irony. In the early church and Middle Ages, when disease and...
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...
Visit to Elizabeth
Elizabeth sat on the ground, heels tucked beneath her, and kneaded the dough in the bowl in front of her. A strand of gray hair slipped from beneath...
If God Turned Away from His Only Son, What Hope Is There for Me?
I was sitting on a hillside in Israel when I first believed God loved me. I spent a good portion of my early life in church. My mother tells me I...
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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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