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It comes in a text message or a phone call. It comes in the middle of the day or it can awaken you in the middle of sleep. It comes loud like a loud and jarring freight train but it can also come as the most deafening silence. “It” is that all-too-familiar feeling of discouragement,…
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When you work in ministry, it’s easy to feel like your co-workers are your best friends… which is why firing employees starts to feel a bit crooked.
We assure you, you are not inherently wrong for having to let someone go, even a good person. Here are three key tips to help you out when the time comes.
When you work in ministry, it’s easy to feel like your co-workers are your best friends… which is why firing employees starts to feel a bit crooked.
We assure you, you are not inherently wrong for having to let someone go, even a good person. Here are three key tips to help you out when the time comes.
Today, I’m reflecting on Danny Kirk’ss life, which reminds me about the goodness and faithfulness of God, the potential for any of us to really love other people deeply.
The post A Tribute to My Father-in-Law and Father in the Ministry, Danny R. Kirk (…
Every church needs a good set of bylaws. Put simply, the bylaws are written legal documents establishing the governance of a church. Church polity and ecclesiology will have an impact on the contents of bylaws. The size and structure of a church will also affect bylaws. For example, multi-site churches will differ from single-site churches….
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Pneuma 33 (2011) 175-179 Introduction: Will the Revelation Be Televised? Preachers, Profits and the “Post-Racial” Prophetic! Jonathan L. Walton* Assistant professor, Harvard Divinity School,…
Tanya Campen describes how practicing respect, preparation, and presence create safe spaces where children are valued and respected. She highlights the importance of preparing ourselves and safe spaces so that we can be fully present as children claim and respond to God’s presence in their lives. In our work as leaders in ministry with children, […]
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How can churches use texting as an outreach and communication tool? Brandon Cox outlines five ways churches can use texting to reach more people and make more disciples. Fifty-nine percent of millennials who grew up in church have dropped out. Why? That’s a huge can of worms. There are plenty of theories — some based […]
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When I started pastoring more than 40 years ago, most of us called to pastoral ministry wanted to get started on the task quickly. Right or wrong, we typically leapt into ministry as soon as we could. Now, young leaders preparing for ministry are much more inclined to look for an “entry-level” position before stepping…
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