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The weary world needs a Word from God, and pastors are called to a special ministry of equipping and empowering God’s people to share that message.
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Working in ministry, it’s easy to love your job. That honeymoon phase can seem to last 15 years; it can be hard to notice how long you’ve been rooted in one place. Just like a thriving houseplant, you can grow so much that you become rootbound. Meaning, you need a new pot to continue growing.
That whimsical honeymoon feeling can continue the entire season you serve in one place. The realization that it’s time to consider moving on can come quickly, and you probably won’t see it coming. You may even face guilt, wondering why you would ever leave the ministry you know and love.
Our seasoned staff has lifetimes of experience, and their combined wisdom can help you to evaluate in your own mind, “Is it time to walk away?” On top of their own experience, each member of our team are experts at staffing and consulting, working with turnover every day. We’ve boiled down that expertise into eight signs indicating it’s time to resign.
Evil people have always conspired against the righteous. We see this in the words of David in Psalm 37:12: “The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.” Why, then, do the majority of people doubt that this happens today? Why do…
The title of the message is My Testimony on The Prayer I Did Not Want to Pray to God. The link to the message is below. https://youtu.be/kPnxOneyeLE It started in the year 2019. For seven months, the Holy Spirit kept bringing into my mind a prayer to p…
When is or was Daniel’s 70th week, and what is it all about? In Daniel 9:24-26, he reports the message from the angel Gabriel, saying, “Seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of …
Over more than forty years of ministry, I’ve learned that not many Christians share their faith on a regular basis. In fact, I know few pastors who evangelize, either. So, I agree with Thom Rainer that “evangelism is dead or dying in most American churches.” I also strongly affirm Thom’s statement that “an evangelistic church…
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When Jeroboam leaves Jerusalem he met the prophet Ahijah:
And at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now Ahijah had dressed himself in a new garment, and the two of th…
Gil Rendle says all institutions eventually gravitate from serving their stated purposes to satisfying powerful institutional constituencies. The current deep mistrust of the institutional church is fueled by the fact that we focus more on our own people, clergy, resources, and rules than on our true, lifegiving mission. Trust can only be restored when leaders […]
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Carey Nieuwhof explains that churches must respond to a culture that has become even more digital, mobile, and home-centered since the COVID-19 crisis. He predicts growing churches will focus less on place-based ministry and packed rooms and will adjust budgets and attitudes to fit a new reality. This article was originally published on October 6, […]
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