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The Necessity of Being A Bivocational Pastor
Does God still call people to become a bivocational pastor? Most young pastors probably assume that, of course, God wants them to receive a salary from their church that compensates for all their family’s financial needs (and if the budget’s not there, then that’s...
Bob Russell Shares How Being Over-Driven Became Destructive
Pastor Bob Russell knew that watching the numbers was a necessary part of growing his church. Sadly, without balance, the numbers game can lead to competitiveness. In Pastor Russell's case, this created a major distraction, ultimately stealing him from the Kingdom and...
Erin Blair Wrestles with What it Looks Like to be a Pastor’s Wife
Erin Blair, lead pastor of Limitless Church gets real about the struggle of being a pastor's wife. The challenges and difficulties of this role are real. Erin share's her story of turning pain into purpose and following God's call on her life.
Ways To Keep Kids Engaged
It can be hard to plan church activities for children during the summer, especially in small churches, because of sports, family vacations, and so forth. Our church will have Vacation Bible School, as will many other churches. But, in addition to whatever Sunday and...
It Made a Difference to That One
Many of us in pastoral care prefer getting to know people in groups, on Sundays, or at meals. While group settings are helpful in building a team and a community of believers who support one another, I have found one on one relationships are truly the key to the most...
The Pastor And His Rural Community
For most of his ministry, my husband has pastored rural churches. He feels called to serve smaller churches, to “remind them . . . to be ready for every good work” (Titus 3:1 nkjv). Pastoring in a rural community is a mixed blessing. On the positive side, we have...
The View from Rock Bottom
When a friend of mine received a difficult diagnosis, she chose to share it on Facebook as she tried to process her feelings. She was grappling with...
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...
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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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