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- 1. In Today's Progressive Culture, Are You a Thermometer or a Thermostat?
- ... re and Timothy Keller. This is the tragic result. For some of these effeminate-minded pastors, God may grant repentance once they recognize their error. But until that time comes, God will have a remn ...
- Created on 23 February 2021
- 2. Ministry Leader Reveals the Anatomy of a Church Coup
- ... for the sake of the pastor's family. The congregation is often confused and hurt when a coup takes place. — On several occasions, the coup begins in earnest when the pastor is gone for a while. The past ...
- Created on 24 February 2021
- 3. 3 Layers of Life-Changing Transformation
- At times, it is us who are not ready to lead the change of transformation, even though the spiritual power is available; other times, it's just a really tough situation to resolve. The transformation ...
- Created on 23 February 2021
- 4. Rick Warren: 6 Actions Every Christian Should Take in Light of Jesus' Return
- ... to use their gifts to help others. When pastors don't equip their congregations to serve, it's as if they're encouraging them to waste what God has given them. The truth is the more your congregation und ...
- Created on 22 February 2021
- 5. 5 Attacks the Enemy Is Using on Christian Workers Right Now
- A few years ago, Dr. Bill Cook of Southern Seminary and I co-wrote a book titled Spiritual Warfare in the Storyline of Scripture. The first half of the book (Dr. Cook's portion) is a solid, thorough ...
- Created on 19 February 2021
- 6. What Changes With a Move From a Church of 50 to a Church of 150
- ... When pastors move from one size church to another, they have to adapt. One common pastoral transition is to move from a church of 50 congregants to a church of 150. I won't get into whether a pasto ...
- Created on 18 February 2021
- 7. Retired Pastor: So Many Reasons Why Pastors Need Prayer ...
- ... ves them hope and helps them stand. But when he gets it wrong, he can hurt people in ways they may never recover from, simply because they trust him in the deepest and most personal matters of life. Pra ...
- Created on 17 February 2021
- 8. Unexpected Holy Spirit Outpouring Floods Florida Church
- The congregation of The Gathering Apostolic Center in Tarpon Springs, Florida, is receiving an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in ways they've never experienced—in floods they never expected. Cindy Stewart, ...
- Created on 16 February 2021
- 9. 3 Things to Know About Temptation
- Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist anything but temptation." Before I was a Christian, I never really thought about temptation. I pretty much gave in to it. It wasn't a struggle. If something seemed appealing, ...
- Created on 16 February 2021
- 10. 7 Ways Pastors Discourage Their People From Using Scripture ...
- ... ral rule, we pastors are doing a poor job of encouraging our flock to love the Word and live in the Word so that they might live "by" the Word. That is the point, after all. Jesus said, "If you know these t ...
- Created on 09 February 2021
- 11. Things Prophets and Angels Do Not Know
- To my knowledge, there's nothing quite like 2 Peter 1:10-12 anywhere else in the New Testament. From this text, we learn that prophets and angels often did their work without understanding the big picture: ...
- Created on 03 February 2021
- 12. 6 Ways Your Organization Can Lose Its 501(c)(3) Status
- ... )(3) status. For the original article, visit startchurch.com. Chaston Asbury is a phase two consultant at StartCHURCH. Every day, he helps pastors and ministers prepare federal documents, so they can o ...
- Created on 03 February 2021
- 13. Why COVID-19 Has Accelerated Everyone's Succession Plan
- If there is one thing about 2020 that is true for everyone, it is that plans have changed, and people are exhausted. All the change that happened this past year has caused people to become increasingly ...
- Created on 01 February 2021
- 14. How to Arrive at Your Sermon Prep Breakthrough Moment
- I may be totally alone in this, but my guess is that there are other pastors out there that look for this moment each week. It's what I call the sermon prep breakthrough moment. It's that moment wh ...
- Created on 22 January 2021
- 15. Preachers, Don't Ignore This Ideal When Addressing a 'Different' Audience
- I was going to Italy to be the featured speaker for a pastors-and-wives retreat. Those attending are all English-speaking serving churches across Europe as well as a few other countries. I was excited. ...
- Created on 12 January 2021
- 16. 3 Must-Know Tax Benefits for Pastors and Ministers ...
- Some pastors find themselves saying something along the lines of, "I am so upset that I owe $5,875.00 on my tax return!" Or you may hear another pastor saying how excited they are because they would b ...
- Created on 12 January 2021
- 17. Holy Spirit Extends Invitation to Believers to 'Kick It up a Notch'
- ... levised citywide soul-winning celebrations. He considers it an honor to assist in conducting the annual pastor's conference, where thousands of pastors from Russia's 11 time zones come for training, te ...
- Created on 11 January 2021
- 18. What Church Experts Won't Tell You About Pastoral Leadership
- ... coach to pastors and churches. I hope my work is helpful. Some even refer to me as an "expert" in leadership—to which I would tell them I'm still very much in the apprentice stage in many ways. I do h ...
- Created on 11 January 2021
- 19. A Retired Pastor's Thoughts on Preacher Arrogance ...
- ... "a cut above," in his thinking at least. Well, on second thought, maybe we preachers take small comfort that he is not typical. Most pastors are humble, hardworking and dedicated to doing the work of ...
- Created on 07 January 2021
- 20. 6 Questions Churches and Ministries Should Ask to Start 2021
- ... ode section 502. To learn more about starting a for-profit arm, click here. We Have Answers Pastors and leaders, we are praying for you as you step into the new year. If there is any way we can ass ...
- Created on 05 January 2021