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Pastor Kevin Harney on Neglecting Family for Ministry
Kevin Harney, Pastor of Shoreline Community Church in Monterey, CA, shares how a broken promise to himself to live a truly balanced life led to redemption through "dad home nights" and an admission that sometimes family must come first.
The Art of Parenting Little Girls
The National Study of Youth and Religion[1] indicates that 82% of children raised by parents who talked about faith at home attach great importance to their beliefs and were active in church as adults. Similar studies and surveys show that intentional parenting...
Dr. Mike Garrett, Staying Faithful to God’s Calling in the Face of Rejection
Dr. Mike Garrett, Senior Pastor of Meridian Baptist Church, suffered depression and rejection while leading his church through a major community outreach project. While knowing it was the right decision, it was fraught with challenges and for the first few years,...
5 Financial Documents Every Church Needs
When most pastors think of ministry, they are energized by helping people. They aren’t usually nearly as excited about the financial aspects. I’ve recently started Fully Funded, an organization to help church leaders lead well in the area of financial stewardship,...
The Missing Heart of our Gospel: Union with Christ
We all want to see lives changed for Christ. But what message does the church most need to hear for that to happen? I’d like to suggest there are two dominant “songs” being sung in the church today. One you could call the song of Extravagant Grace. It says God loves...
Beating “Preacher’s Block” With Old Ideas
Most pastors would probably say that preparing for and delivering Sunday’s sermon, something that a large majority of people would claim to be terrified or possibly even completely incapable of doing, is actually usually the easiest part of their job. Pastors do what...
ALONE WITH TRUTH: A Surprising Antidote to Ministry Boredom and Burnout
There is no higher vocation or more rewarding life than Christian ministry. Whatever the area of service, being in the employ of the...
The Perfect Church Part 1
The one phrase I’ve been told over and over and over again throughout my time in the church world is: “There is no perfect church.” I...
Budget Blunders
Whether your church has sixty-five people or sixty-five hundred, money matters. Even so, many pastors tell me that they find budgeting...
Rest is Productive
When our third man cub was four years old, we experienced a year of him unexplainably waking throughout the night, screaming and...
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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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