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Why Do My Parishioners Resist Change
Whenever the grandchildren visited, my brother made a point to spend special time with each child. For then five-year old Andrea, it was a trip to a nearby McDonald’s. On a whim, he thought she might enjoy the new McDonald’s across town, complete with a...
Q&A With Retired Bible Publisher Frank Couch
Frank Couch has spent his entire adult life either teaching the Bible in ministry settings or publishing Bibles and Bible study materials. He graduated from the University of South Florida and Dallas Theological Seminary. After serving with a ministry in Berkeley,...
Google Hangouts As A Ministry Tool
Technology offers us stunning reach out into the community and world. But, it's often overwhelming because tech changes faster than a sprinter runs at the Olympics. But if we want our churches to grow and the newest generations to join us in faith community, we need...
Overcoming Fear of Financial Insecurity
I escaped from prison in mid-October, 2003. Perhaps I’d best explain myself lest rumors fly: My prison wasn’t a cell with bars. It was a state of mind and heart in which the fear of financial insecurity held me captive. My husband left his lucrative career as a civil...
Ministry to the Disabled
So your church is considering a ministry to the disabled. As the baby boomers reach their senior years, more people need specialized ministry than ever before. But how is disability defined? I could be a poster child for the term. I live in a nursing home, use...
Protecting Yourself From the Crazies
It is something we deal with as pastors, something we talk about behind the scenes, but it is rarely addressed out in the open. Yet, in the open or not, we must deal with the crazies. I'm not using that term to disparage the mentally ill. Rather, I'm talking...
7 Ways to Avoid the Summer Slump
June 20th is the first day of summer. I can barely contain my excitement. It may sound like I’m being facetious, but that’s not the case. After...
Chicken Little
In the story of Chicken Little, an acorn falls on the head of a young chicken, causing him to panic, feeling that the sky itself is falling. Armed...
The 95 5 Principle
Many years ago when I was in seminary, I was given an assignment to write a research paper on any problem a shepherd (pastor)/staff may face on a...
For the Love of Jesus
Why do we serve? Why do we give of ourselves, day in, day out, week after week? We all know the answer: because of love. Right. But what is the...
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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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