Many of us have been taught some damaging and false principles about emotions. You might have been...
A New Approach to Feeding Hungry Families Local churches are innovatively taking the torch where...
A New Approach to Feeding Hungry Families While each step of the supply chain is important, there...
My Mother’s father grew up in the village of Gungyi, hearing the roaring sounds of Japanese jet...
Pastors are under more pressure than ever. In the wake of the COVID crisis, many churches...
What is stress? Not that a pandemic is new in our history. Nor the emergence of many disasters at...
In times like these, we begin to realize how critical our foundations are. We all strive to value...
Sometimes I feel lonely. Of course, there’s a big difference between feeling lonely and being...
I heard a preacher say one time that we all have dark thoughts about God. My initial response was...
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Three Ways to Engage Your Small Group in Prayer
Do you wish your small group would spend more time praying? Here are three ways to incorporate more time for communicating with God during your gatherings. Praying together can transform your small group time because God loves to meet with us and make us more like...
Birthing your Sermon
Rock Stars My wife was a birthing rock star. As she progressed through the pains of labor all the way to that last exhausting push – after each of our four kids, she emerged glowing and proud – a smile on her face that seemed to welcome the challenge of delivery as...
Three Pastors and a Lesbian
It’s not a setup for a bad joke. This story really happened. My friends and I were taking an Uber to a local pizza place after attending a missions conference in Houston, Texas. All three of us were church planters, which means we split the fourteen-dollar charge for...
You Want It All? Surrendering Every Part of Me
If you’re like many believers, you feel confident you’re past the magic-lamp phase of prayer. You understand surrender. You understand God’s will. And yet, no matter how good we are at surrender, we each hold on to something in our lives. That one thing we keep...
From a Life Without Limbs to a Life Without Limits
Nick Vujicic came into the world with no arms and no legs, but only a six-inch appendage with two toes on the left side of his torso, and no medical explanation. The whole church wondered why God would allow the pastor’s son to be born with such a birth defect. But...
Five Action Steps the Church Can Take to Care for the Lonely
“Mark, I don’t even know where to begin,” Matt stated as we talked over coffee. “The needs of my church are so great that I often feel paralyzed. I don’t know what the first step should even be.” It can seem overwhelming for a church to care for the vast needs of the...
Centering Discipleship
In my work as a local pastor and translocal network leader, I’ve had a front-row seat to observe the happenings of many churches across the board....
Who’s Following You?
Every disciple needs three types of relationships in his life. He needs a “Paul” who can mentor him and challenge him. He needs a “Barnabas” who can...
How to Pray for Refugees During Times of War and Crisis
Did you know that the number of refugees around the world has doubled in the past 10 years? In fact, there are more refugees in the world today than...
Five Ways to Start Listening to God in Your Life
What if you could hear God speaking? What difference would that make in your life? I don’t mean hearing an audible voice. I wouldn’t need to write...
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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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