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- 1. How to Deal With the Most Difficult Person in Your Church
- Why should I be grateful when things aren't going to suit me? The woman "stood behind Him at His feet, weeping, and began to wash His feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed ...
- Created on 20 November 2019
- 2. 3 Sentences Pastors Hate to Hear Before They Preach
- The most common place pastors hear one of these three sentences is right before they preach or right after they preach. Of course, the prayerful focus on their message is detoured and distracted immediately. ...
- Created on 28 October 2019
- 3. 8 Ways You Can Cultivate a Long-Term Tenure At Your Church
- ... biggest unseen and internal faults of a pastor is creating a vision around personal preferences. Just because you like something doesn't necessarily mean it is best for the whole of your congregation ...
- Created on 25 October 2019
- 4. How Is Your Church Mobilizing a Spiritual Army?
- ... community and fulfill your church's mission in the world, you need an army. You need to mobilize your congregation to do what God is calling you to do. You don't mobilize an army on accident. You do it ...
- Created on 18 September 2019
- 5. 9 Things to Do When a New Believer Comes to Your Church
- Here's a quiz. What do you do when you have a new believer in your church? Check all that apply: Do a happy dance with your spouse and kids. Send out random happy face emojis. You are happy, after all. ...
- Created on 05 September 2019
- 6. Why Your Ministry Matters to God
- Your ministry matters to God. You matter to God. Pastor, I don't know what you're dealing with at your church today. I don't know what challenges you see over the horizon, but I know you have a significant ...
- Created on 21 August 2019
- 7. How to Keep Your Church's Spiritual Vitality as You Raise Up the Next Senior Pastor
- ... stor involved and to what extent? Is there a search team ... and how are they selected? Does the congregation or staff have a role? Is there a clear job description and profile? There may be dozens of dif ...
- Created on 01 July 2019
- 8. The Great Value of Churches With Under 100 Members
- There is a certain beauty in churches with less than 100 people. They possess an accessibility that is attractive. They possess an element of simplicity that is appealing. They possess a sense of potential ...
- Created on 17 January 2017
- 9. 6 Ways to Find, Develop and Utilize Leaders
- ... ders is essential for the health of any congregation—and especially for a congregation whose pastor is bi-vocational. But, whether a pastor is full-time in ministry or bi-vocational, there is still a respon ...
- Created on 07 December 2016
- 10. 9 Traits of an Orphan-Spirit Church
- ... of their congregation in the faith can promote an orphan spirit. Without being equipped and released to their kingdom purpose, people can eventually feel unimportant and valued only because of their finan ...
- Created on 02 December 2016
- 11. What People Want From Their Pastor (and Have a Right to Expect)
- ... vel of scholarship. The typical congregation is made up of children, youth, parents and seniors, the highly educated and the less-educated, singles and married, rich and poor. What touches one often mi ...
- Created on 01 December 2016
- 12. What No Pastor Can Live Without
- ... re the same temptations as everyone else. They need a lot more than some churches are providing, such as: 1. Pastors need a clear understanding of their role before they are employed. They need to know what the ...
- Created on 17 November 2016
- 13. Building a Culture of Thankfulness in Your Church
- ... time, the congregation you shepherd will begin to mimic the attitude you model. If your regular tone and attitude is negative, ungrateful and discouraging then the culture of your church will be that ...
- Created on 16 November 2016
- 14. Visitors Will Flee From a Church Like This
- I stood before the congregation holding two letters in my hands. "Both came to my office this week. I thought you'd like to hear what they say." "The first letter is from a member who moved several hund ...
- Created on 08 September 2016
- 15. 4 Types of Churches That Will Die Soon
- ... the gates of hell will not prevail against her (Matt. 16:18). But that does not mean individual congregations won't die. They will. They are. Unless God intervenes. In simple terms, there are four type ...
- Created on 23 August 2016
- 16. Why You and Your Congregation Must Constantly Grow in the Area of Prayer ...
- If you're a pastor, you should certainly be striving for greater excellence as a communicator, as a leader and as an organizer. You need a vision. You need a strategy. You need a solid, biblical theology ...
- Created on 19 August 2016
- 17. Why You Must Avoid This Temptation When Preaching
- ... ou out of darkness into His marvelous light" is how Peter put it (1 Pet. 2:9). "... as first fruits to God and to the Lamb" is how John put it (Rev. 14:4). The congregation belongs to Christ. Not to its pasto ...
- Created on 17 August 2016
- 18. 6 Perspectives on Dual Church Membership
- ... term. But what do we do with the concept of dual membership? As a rule, most of us believers should belong to one and only one local congregation. We need to be accountable to one body and ministerin ...
- Created on 02 August 2016
- 19. 10 of the Most Disgusting Expressions Ever Uttered in Anybody's Church
- ... tter some of the notorious expressions we list below. Since the church door is wide open so—"whosoever will may come"—every congregation will include a sizable contingent of the carnal, both the unsav ...
- Created on 13 June 2016
- 20. Kingdom Economics: Painful Adjustments
- ... come up with better alternatives, be willing to adapt your proposal if directed by the Spirit. 3. When communicating with your congregation, explain your vision. Do not assume that everyone is familiar ...
- Created on 25 May 2016