How Pastors Can Use AI in Ministry Without Losing the Soul of Ministry

Pastors and Christian leaders are uniquely positioned to benefit from AI tools — and uniquely vulnerable to misusing them. Ministry is deeply human work. It involves souls, stories, suffering, repentance, celebration, and presence. Artificial...

Drawn to Praise: When Success Depends on Approval

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Encountering Christ in the Abyss

The grace of God means something like: “Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are, because the party wouldn’t have been complete without you. Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things...

Understanding Bible Laws Today

Making Sense of the Bible’s Strange Laws: A Theologian Dad’s Letter to His Daughter Understanding Bible Laws Begins with Historical Context Dear Lucy, Do you remember the time you read through the whole Bible...

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God’s Impartial Love Reveals Our True Identity

God’s Impartial Love Reveals Our True Identity

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Unshakable Faith in a Culture of Compromise

Unshakable Faith in a Culture of Compromise

When Truth Gets Twisted: How Secular Culture Is Rewriting Christianity from Within “My dear Wormwood, I note with grave displeasure that your patient has become a Christian . . . There is no need to despair; hundreds of these adult converts have been reclaimed after a...

Deep Conversations Build Meaningful Relationships

Deep Conversations Build Meaningful Relationships

Deep Conversations Create Authentic Connection “Friends, do I have permission to go deep with you?” This is how I start many of my keynote talks, because I’ve learned over time that if you give people a choice to go somewhere meaningful with you, most will. Most...

Why Every Christian Needs a Rule of Life

Why Every Christian Needs a Rule of Life

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Let Go of Control and Trust God’s Timing

Let Go of Control and Trust God’s Timing

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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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