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- 1. How You Can Be a Pastor Who Prays Enough
- It's time to get rid of the "I don't pray enough" guilt. I hang out with enough Christian leaders to know that prayer is a challenge for just about every serious believer. Few of us pray as long or as ...
- Created on 13 August 2019
- 2. How This Mental Shift Can Lead to Your Peace and Happiness
- You ought to go to church. You ought to read your Bible, eat right, quit smoking, pay your tithes, and be a better mom ... dad ... husband ... wife... yodeler, underwater basket-weaver and more. The weight ...
- Created on 18 July 2019
- 3. 5 Leadership Traits of a Great Campus Pastor
- ... ssumed foundational characteristics, such as: Humble. Godly character / Loves Jesus. Smart. Strong work ethic. Leadership drive. 5 Key Leadership Traits of a Great Campus Pastor: Team player. A great ...
- Created on 16 July 2019
- 4. How You Can Teach Kids to Learn About Jesus and Have Fun Too
- Recently, I was watching some clips from the movie Matilda. In one scene, her school headmaster, Agatha Trunchbull, says, "If you are having fun, you are not learning." Actually, nothing could be further ...
- Created on 15 July 2019
- 5. How to Effectively Lead the Most Difficult People
- ... nt of Bible content in a sermon to time with a pastor, it's just never enough. An ungrateful or critical spirit typically characterizes the discontent person. Lead by helping the person to consider an ...
- Created on 10 July 2019
- 6. 5 of the Worst Leadership Traits I've Observed
- ... the Worst Leadership Traits I've Observed Poor character: Nothing can overcome a flawed character. Dishonesty in a leader, for example, will always overshadow even the most worthy vision. You can't hi ...
- Created on 18 June 2019
- 7. 5 Marks of a Spiritually Mature Leader
- ... earance, but I look at the heart" (1 Sam. 16:7, GNT). Leadership isn't about charisma. It's about character and competence, demonstrated through maturity. Some of the most charismatic leaders of the p ...
- Created on 22 May 2019
- 8. These Small Stumbles Can Lead to a Huge Fall
- It's not just celebrities who fall from leadership. There are too many who quietly step down from leadership because, in some way, they have disqualified themselves. They just don't make the headlines. ...
- Created on 20 May 2019
- 9. The Names of God: Your Secret Key to True Happiness
- Paul had spent two years in prison with no definite charges having been made against him. Festus didn't know what to do with Paul, so when King Agrippa arrived for a visit, he brought this terrifying Roman ...
- Created on 17 May 2019
- 10. How to Know if Your Heart Is Spiritually Infected
- Have you ever experienced the pain of an infected toenail? I have often wondered, when dealing with the discomfort of an ingrown nail, how something so small can cause a pain so great! Or perhaps you have ...
- Created on 02 May 2019
- 11. 3 Steps to Let Holy Spirit Lead You Into Your Next Season
- Easter is over, and now summer is close. Seasons are changing, and so is life. After all, the one constant of time is change. Right now, I am in the middle of a change in my own life. My ministry assistant ...
- Created on 23 April 2019
- 12. Why You Need a Life Verse to Keep You on Track
- "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life" (John 6:68). Your life verse is not just a cute, catchy line that looks good on a bumper sticker. Your life verse understands you. It sums ...
- Created on 02 April 2019
- 13. Keys to Blocking Bitterness in the Midst of Your Trial
- ... ghout the Bible. The apostle Paul told us to boast "in tribulation, knowing that tribulation produces patience, patience produces character; and character produces hope" (Rom. 5:3-4). James repeats thi ...
- Created on 20 March 2019
- 14. 12 Definite Traits of a Humble Leader
- Humble leadership can be difficult to define. It's subjective, and then there's that pesky old saying that goes something like, "if you think you're humble, you're not." Well, that might be true, but it's ...
- Created on 11 March 2019
- 15. 9 Reasons Church People Can Be Downright Mean
- To be honest, I've been blessed. In all the churches I've served as pastor or interim pastor, most of my members have been great people. Sometimes, though, a church member can be downright mean. Based ...
- Created on 06 March 2019
- 16. How This Weeklong Experience Can Open Your Eyes to the Least of These
- World's Vision's Matthew 25 Challenge carries a simple purpose. The life-changing campaign urges believers to reach beyond their comfort zones, inviting them to follow Jesus in words and actions through ...
- Created on 05 March 2019
- 17. What to Do When Earthly Shepherds Disappoint You
- One of the most significant roles described in the Bible is the role of shepherd. But it's one that can also be abused. Lately, our present-day news headlines have been filled with accounts of the worst ...
- Created on 21 February 2019
- 18. Holy Spirit's Antidote for Your Spiritual Exhaustion
- One of my goals for the new year is to take the sweet gift of promised peace into every hour of every day. I am done living a life of overcommitted busyness that results only in frustration and a short-tempered ...
- Created on 17 January 2019
- 19. Not Seeing God Move in Your Life? Your Expectations Might Be Too Low
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI) released its Consumer Price Index for December. Inflation was tame. Compared to a year ago, the CPI was 1.9 percent higher (in line with pre-report forecasts of 1.9 ...
- Created on 15 January 2019
- 20. This Godly Hero Proves God Can Use You No Matter What
- If David had written an autobiography, I believe he would have emphasized that being the choice of God isn't all it's cracked up to be. Any person seeking to live for God faces excruciatingly tough decisions. ...
- Created on 23 May 2018
