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Pastor David Doster Describes Frustration with what Felt Like Never-ending Transition
David Doster, pastor of Burke Community Bible Church, shares about a challenging life season where God worked in his heart to deal with his need for control. In this season, he came to truly understand how ministry can happen anywhere and at any time.
Politics and the Church
The presidential election of 2016 will probably go down in history as one of the most memorable. I would imagine most people, whether Republican, Democrat, or Independent will monitor the Republication convention with interest, if for no other reason than to see the...
An Urgent Conversation Many Pastors Overlook
Recently the CEO of Awana, Valerie Bell, asked a pastor, “Pastor, in 30 years from now, will the children in your church thank you for preparing them to walk into an unknown future?” That question punched me right in the gut. As I pondered my response in my head and...
The Millennial Pastoral Staff And You
Whether you are a near-retirement baby boomer, a Gen-Xer at the zenith of your career, or a uniquely driven millennial still fresh in the ministry, there’s probably one thing you all agree on—your millennial staff drives you crazy at times. In 2009, authors Neil Howe...
Should Your Group Leaders Plan Their Own Bible Studies?
The writer of the Book of Hebrews gave us a lasting, but very practical, exhortation in Hebrews 10:24-25. He told us that we should not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but continue on. Keep gathering. Keep meeting. That’s because the...
Author and Former Pastor was Entrapped by Alcohol
Matt Bays is on a mission to open the conversation about an often undiscussed topic amongst the church. He learned the hard way how certain coping mechanisms can take your life down a dangerous path. Thanks to a life-altering encounter with a friend and an...
Methods Change and Shift, but Christian Values Remain the Same
Discipline, commitment, and persistence matter very little in the long run if you are committed to the wrong things. Passionately wrong is still...
Training for Bivocational Ministry Inside and Outside of the Church
Being a bivocational minister means serving a church part time while holding down a secular job until the church can pay you enough to...
Single and Looking for a Church Home
It’s not always easy to love those who are different, those we don’t understand, or those with whom we can’t relate. But if the church is going to...
Sunday Funday the Whole Week Long
One of the somewhat current popular tags that can be seen on many facebook posts is Sunday Funday. Don’t look the phrase up on urban dictionary, or...
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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.
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