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Spiritual Stick-To-Itive-Ness
As any runner can tell you, no one starts off running by signing up for a marathon. First I learned to run a mile, and then I worked up to a 5K, and then I tackled numerous half-marathons and a lot of intense training before building up the endurance to run 26.2...
Burnout: 3 Tips for Pursuing Renewal
Matthew is a stereotypical millennial evangelical worship pastor. He dressed the part with his oversized sweater, ripped jeans, and converse shoes. He was highly creative, passionate, and extremely extroverted. I could feel his energy even before he walked into the...
Not-So-Ordinary Discipleship
What does your congregation think when you encourage them to “go and make disciples” (nlt) like Jesus commissioned us in Matthew 28:16-20? If they are like most congregations, their thoughts are a mix of That sounds hard and I don’t know how to do that. Or I’ll bring...
How to Celebrate a Retiring Pastor
A minister’s duties may include everything from providing counseling and mentorship to organizing charitable events and helping to strengthen members’ faith. It can be difficult to see a person retire after they’ve played such an important role in your church and...
Spiritual Stick-To-Itive-Ness
As any runner can tell you, no one starts off running by signing up for a marathon. First I learned to run a mile, and then I worked up to a 5K, and then I tackled numerous half-marathons and a lot of intense training before building up the endurance to run 26.2...
Burnout: 3 Tips for Pursuing Renewal
Matthew is a stereotypical millennial evangelical worship pastor. He dressed the part with his oversized sweater, ripped jeans, and converse shoes. He was highly creative, passionate, and extremely extroverted. I could feel his energy even before he walked into the...
Not-So-Ordinary Discipleship
What does your congregation think when you encourage them to “go and make disciples” (nlt) like Jesus commissioned us in Matthew 28:16-20? If they are like most congregations, their thoughts are a mix of That sounds hard and I don’t know how to do that. Or I’ll bring...
How to Celebrate a Retiring Pastor
A minister’s duties may include everything from providing counseling and mentorship to organizing charitable events and helping to strengthen members’ faith. It can be difficult to see a person retire after they’ve played such an important role in your church and...
4 Principles for Coming Back from Sin
The Bible positions David as a man after God’s own heart, and often in his early days, he was an exemplary leader. King David did, however, enter...
The Dangers of Preaching a Partial Gospel
Our popular reading of Ephesians 2 is only a partial recognition of the gospel. We use Ephesians 2 to teach the doctrine of justification or eternal...
Love is a Choice
Love makes the world go ’round.” “All you need is love.” “Love can make you crazy . . .” As long as any of us can remember, poems, songs, films, and...
The Incomprehensible God
According to legend, Augustine of Hippo was walking along the beach when he came upon a boy scooping up water with a shell. The two of them struck...
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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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