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- 1. 8 Tips for Planning Family Ministry in Another Year of Unknowns ...
- It is almost January again. It is time for New Year's resolutions and meticulous planning. Or, at least that is what we used to do. Way back in January 2020, none of us had any idea what the year held. ...
- Created on 03 December 2020
- 2. 11 Characteristics of Pastors Who Guarded Themselves Against a Fall
- ... n to them. They knew it could, no matter how hard they fought against it. They recognized the power of sin. 4. They deeply loved their family and the people of God. They so loved others that they neve ...
- Created on 17 November 2020
- 3. 4 Ways to Encourage Families in Your Church During This Tough Season
- ... ng from, we must respond kindly and patiently. 3. Communicate often and clearly. Our families are processing a lot right now. Many are balancing virtual school and jobs. After many months of doing littl ...
- Created on 02 October 2020
- 4. 5 Practical Ways to Support Your Minister's Family ...
- ... other who taught me, If you don't want to know, don't ask. During the 20-plus years that my husband has been a pastor, I have learned some simple ways church members can support their minister's famil ...
- Created on 27 April 2020
- 5. 5 Ways to Thrive While Working From Home
- ... on steroids. When your kids become your office mates, new challenges arise. Home schooling, working and doing family life every day in your home may be fun for a week, but "until further notice" can ...
- Created on 30 March 2020
- 6. 9 Signs You've Made Preaching an Idol
- I confess that these thoughts are not original. The idea for this post came from Lewis Allen's book, The Preacher's Catechism, where Allen lists the first three signs of preaching idolatry listed below. ...
- Created on 27 March 2020
- 7. 12 Ideas to Help Young Families Endure the COVID-19 Lockdown
- ... and enjoy each other. Get out all your old picture albums. Discuss when the pictures were taken and tell stories you remember about those times. Build a life map for every member of the family. Includ ...
- Created on 20 March 2020
- 8. Why Kobe Bryant's Untimely Death Should Prompt Believers to Contemplate Their Mortality
- We have all come face-to-face with eternity this week. Kobe Bryant, the basketball legend, the family man and American hero, was tragically killed in a helicopter crash. Eight others were also killed including ...
- Created on 27 January 2020
- 9. Why Evangelism Requires More Than Prayer
- ... ng out and trying to connect with our neighbors as we should, we choose what we feel is a simpler approach: prayer. We trust that God hears us when we call. We know that He loves our unbelieving family ...
- Created on 31 October 2019
- 10. 10 Reasons Why Pastors Lose Friendships
- ... sarily make the heart grow fonder when moves are the norm. Some church members mistreat a pastor's family. Sometimes, they expect more out of the pastor's family than they expect out of their own. In oth ...
- Created on 30 October 2019
- 11. 5 Lessons to Help Your Ministry Marriage Thrive
- ... marriage, get professional help now, before you lose your marriage. Don't wait. 5. Make family a big deal. Not one of us lives a mistake-free, perfect life, but we can, with God's help, come close to ...
- Created on 20 September 2019
- 12. Private Things About Your Life That Your Church Doesn't Need to Know
- "... inexpressible words not permitted for a man to say" (2 Cor. 12:4). Although the Lord makes the pastor the overseer of the church (Acts 20:28 and 1 Peter 5:2), he is not the lord of the church. It ...
- Created on 22 August 2019
- 13. Miracles Can Sometimes Happen in the Back Side of a Desert
- ... f. I wondered where God was in all of it. And during that historic summer, my family and I took a long-planned vacation across the United States of America. My dad, my mom, my 16-year-old sister, my 10-year- ...
- Created on 19 July 2019
- 14. 6 Simple Choices to Help Ease Family Pain ...
- ... "family trauma." The pain was written all over her lovely face and heard in every word that she spoke. I have been where she is—have you? Family trauma is one of the most difficult roads that a man or woma ...
- Created on 18 July 2019
- 15. Why Every Parent of a Prodigal Should Take These 4 Steps
- ... h nursery. It might be healing and comforting to you to send a teenager to summer camp or on a mission trip. You might also invite a young family over for dinner and offer to be a surrogate grandparent. ...
- Created on 06 June 2019
- 16. 5 Reasons Your Church Needs a Grandparents Ministry
- ... urch members. They spend their money traveling to visit their kids and grandchildren. They take everyone on a family vacation. Or they are part-time, or full-time, caregivers for their grandchildren. ...
- Created on 04 June 2019
- 17. How This Mom Ministry Is Helping Local Churches Grow
- ... change for the community. And not only that, but they're hearing about Jesus and sharing that with their family and kids as well. So that's what's happening in Kampala, Uganda. "In Guatemala, we have c ...
- Created on 05 March 2019
- 18. Why the Soul Survivor Founder Says He's Tired of Christian Leadership Conferences
- Rev. Mike Pilavachi says that he's getting tired of Christian leadership conferences because, in his words, "The church of Jesus is not a business. It's a flipping family!" About 20 minutes into his mess ...
- Created on 20 November 2018
- 19. The Biblical Secret to Fighting Off Holiday Dread
- Ready or not ... here come the holidays! For some of us, the festive days that begin with the sweetness of Thanksgiving and come to a grand and raucous finale with New Year's Day truly are "the most wonderful ...
- Created on 02 November 2018
- 20. Is Halloween OK for the Christian Family? ...
- ... le in others. Some families are incredibly strict and others very permissive, but what's the "best" option for your family this Halloween? It's clear that within the faith community, Halloween has two pola ...
- Created on 17 October 2018
