Women have held some of the most important roles in the story of Scripture. From Genesis to...
Coming out of Covid, most church leaders are wrestling with how to do ministry in a new world....
Didn’t Jesus call us to go out into all the world to make disciples and build his upside-down...
We all have a fundamental human need to belong to a community. We need “our people” who understand...
We're all wearing paradigm glasses of one kind or another. We all see the world not as it is, but...
A life of increasing contentment, resilience, and wisdom is something we’re all after. And in one...
During an outbreak of the bubonic plague nearly five hundred years ago, the no-nonsense leader of...
Do you ever feel that life is out of tune —a discordant schedule of pastoral engagements, spousal...
Who is limiting the opportunities for revival in our area—God or us? We must think it is not us....
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Missional Redevelopment: Transforming Church Properties
Steeples were designed to point to God. The concept of architecture reflecting theology and meaning is a relic from antiquity. The architectural elements of a classic church building are part of a centuries-old word picture summed up in the word “church.” “Church”...
Faith in the Midst of Doubt: A Pastor’s Journey
“If you take my son, we’re done!” Drew screamed as he sobbed into the steering wheel of his car in the hospital parking lot. Drew had just come from the neonatal intensive care unit, where his son, Linden, lay in his mother’s arms. Linden had been born prematurely and...
Redefining Ministry Success: A Biblical Perspective
I was devastated when one of my seminary students, a pastor of fifty-plus years, said, “I feel like neither my life nor my ministry has made any difference.” This thoughtful, kind, and intelligent man believed his efforts had been all for naught. Yet he had served his...
Discover Your Unique Prayer Style
When I stepped down from the platform, a lady approached me. I knew what she was going to say. I had just finished an enthusiastic and biblical rationale for prayerwalking as an intercessory practice for our communities. I greeted her, and then she said it. “Janet, I...
Faith’s Tapestry: Memory’s Profound Role
Why can I remember the hospital transport person who graciously pushed my wife’s wheelchair as we left the hospital when my daughter was born, but for the life of me, I cannot remember his name? While his name might escape me, his gentleness and candor do not. I do...
Laboring with Purpose: A Pastor’s Insight into Faith at Work
WORK IS THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY many of us have for fulfilling the calling of Christ and his command to love our neighbors as ourselves. Reflect on that statement. What if every Christ-follower really believed that? Building sewage systems, creating businesses,...
Discover Biblical Archeology Resources to Strengthen Faith
"Tim, you've done something no one else has been able to do before." said noted apologetics author and professor Norman Geisler. He referred to how...
Preparing for Death with Faith: A Guide for Pastors and Families
Life is not a horizontal line. Instead, it is full of opposites, ups and downs, sorrows and joys. Life is also short, and because of the culture’s...
Read the Bible as Drama for Family Discipleship
I’m not an actor. The closest I came to acting was as a high school senior, when I agreed to be in a play that never came about. For whatever...
How Can I Believe God Protects Me When Tragedy Strikes?
“I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” PSALM 91:2 In my head, I know God is my Protector. But...
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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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