The Road to Repentance Leads to Freedom

God Uses Conviction to Begin the Road to Repentance One morning I was putting on my makeup when my youngest daughter, Riggin, who was three at the time, came slowly and sheepishly through the door of my room. I excitedly greeted her like I always...

A Prayer for Dating

Seeking God's Wisdom in Dating A Liturgy for...

God Won’t Waste Your Pain

God Won't Waste Your Pain Through Every Season Several years ago, I had the opportunity to spend time in Rome. It’s hard to explain how full of history and beauty that city is. My inner nerd would flare in...

A Prayer for Beginning a New Job

Trusting God at the Beginning of a New Job A Liturgy for Beginning a New Job O God Who Goes Before Me, You are present and at work in every age, in every season, in every beginning. So be present to...

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5 Quick Ways To Reclaim Your Off Time

5 Quick Ways To Reclaim Your Off Time

As a pastor, your job is more than a “job”—it’s a way of life. Even if you have set hours, you probably feel like you’re on call 24/7. With the majority of your time spent with staff, in meetings, researching, writing, and in services…do you ever feel like you don’t...

Encouraging Authentic Prayer

Encouraging Authentic Prayer

Though it’s been the better part of eighteen years, I can still recall vividly the day I received a phone call at work from the secretary at the church my wife and I had recently joined. As much as I was confused at how she knew the phone number she had reached me at...

Gossip in the Church

Gossip in the Church

Have you ever played the gossip game? This game has been around for a long time—probably because of how well it illustrates the effect of gossiping. I remember a particular Vacation Bible School when the youth class played this game. The teacher began by whispering...

Cocaine Trafficking, Heroin, and the Grace of God

Cocaine Trafficking, Heroin, and the Grace of God

If you feel you've walked too far from God, trust and know that you can never go too far from God’s love and salvation. James Sizemore, pastor of Radiant Church, shares his redemption story of drugs, trafficking, and addiction and how through God’s grace, he and...

Giving Your Worship Service a Budget-Friendly Facelift

Giving Your Worship Service a Budget-Friendly Facelift

Has there begun a slight indentation on the top of your desk from where you bang your head each week trying to plan yet another worship service? Have you already run out of fresh ideas for Sunday worship this year . . . and it’s February? Are you not one of the lucky...

Keeping Church Volunteers from Burning Out

Keeping Church Volunteers from Burning Out

If your church fits the stereotype that 20 percent of the people do 80 percent of the work, then you can bet your last dollar that 100 percent of those 20 percent either are in the process of burning out, burnt out long ago and are simply mailing in the work they once...

Build a Directory Team

     So, you’ve been handed the job title of “directory administrator.” The job at hand can feel daunting and overwhelming, especially if you...

Perfect Church

    We give our money and things when there is a need that we can meet: *Don’t bail out on this when you get angry. Just keep reading and...

Another Way to Spell CARE

    The number of blogs and articles related to growing volunteers in the church is simply astounding. Yet, every pastor and church staff...

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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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