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- 1. 4 Questions to Consider When Making Godly Decisions for Your Ministry ...
- As pastors, we're often asked hard questions about how to make decisions. People will come to us and ask, "Can I be a good Christian and still do (fill in the blank)?" Sometimes the Bible is clear about ...
- Created on 13 April 2021
- 2. 10 Things to Do When God Seems to Be Saying 'No' in Your Ministry ...
- ... spiritual formation and ministry centers at Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, where he also serves as professor of evangelism and missions. In addition, he is team leader for theological ...
- Created on 08 April 2021
- 3. 7 Things Which Could Weaken Your Leadership
- ... ionate about planting churches, helping established churches thrive and assisting pastors and those in ministry think through leadership, strategy and life. Prior to ministry, Ron had more than 20 years o ...
- Created on 05 April 2021
- 4. 3 Steps for a Long-Haul Ministry ...
- ... he difficulties of the role and the three-step process for going the long haul in ministry. The Difficulties of Pastoring in 2021 When I was preparing to launch our first church plant, I thought I ...
- Created on 30 March 2021
- 5. The Best Way to Help Children Retain the Truths of the Bible
- ... rate is only 10%. But when a child hears something 6 times in a month, their retention rate increases to 90%. Wow! Look at the difference! So how does this translate into children's ministry? Narr ...
- Created on 26 March 2021
- 6. Rick Warren: Why We Never Vote for Leaders at Saddleback
- Leadership is an important part of ministry. In fact, most ministries rise and fall on leadership. You can have a ministry that meets a real need in your community. You can give it all the resources it ...
- Created on 25 March 2021
- 7. 5 Essentials to Lead and Motivate Your Volunteers
- ... d worship and ministry experience if you don't have your full volunteer teams back. You feel the pressure. However, don't pass that pressure on to your volunteers. Guilt is not a good motivator; inst ...
- Created on 22 March 2021
- 8. Taking Under-Resourced Ministries From Good to Great
- ... Samuel Bolen, founder of JLF, to the global Leadership Foundation network. This is a Christian organization focused on providing leadership training and resources to ministry partners within a particular ...
- Created on 17 March 2021
- 9. 10 Ways to Show Your Volunteers You Appreciate Them
- More than ever, volunteers are a critical part of children's ministry. Without them, there would be no children's ministry. As I connect with churches across the country, I am finding that many have lo ...
- Created on 16 March 2021
- 10. Get Help: For Pastors Who Struggle With a Mental Health Issue
- In ministry, our jobs are typically designed to help others. We walk with families through grief, help the single mother and pray for couples struggling through an affair. We are outwardly focused, pouring ...
- Created on 12 March 2021
- 11. Rick Warren: 10 Steps to Training People for Ministry ...
- I believe we have a sleeping giant in our churches today. If that sleeping giant awakes, the world won't be the same. The sleeping giant is lay people who aren't serving somewhere in ministry. Our greate ...
- Created on 09 March 2021
- 12. 5 Online Ministry Ideas to Increase Your Impact ...
- ... ng out what will work best for us." "I'll grab us some more coffee," said Pastor Greg, smiling. Keep reading to learn the online ministry strategies Pastors Greg and Marcia discovered to reach the ...
- Created on 05 March 2021
- 13. Why Healthy Churches Are Always Messy
- There are as many definitions of a healthy church as there are people who have attempted to define one. The emphasis on church health often falls on numerical growth, but weekly attendance averages are ...
- Created on 03 March 2021
- 14. How You Can Find the Work-Life Balance Sweet Spot
- ... The ministry tends to attract two types: lazy bums and workaholics. This post is more for the workaholics. How can a pastor find the work-life balance sweet spot? 1. Plan the church year, then plan ...
- Created on 24 February 2021
- 15. How to Protect Your Church Online
- Having your ministry online opens the door to so many possibilities. Whether you are connecting with your community, growing your congregation or spreading the gospel around the world, the sky's the limi ...
- Created on 22 February 2021
- 16. What Changes With a Move From a Church of 50 to a Church of 150
- All churches have leadership challenges, regardless of size. Small churches are not easier to lead than large churches. Large churches are not easier to grow than small churches. But they are different. ...
- Created on 18 February 2021
- 17. This Quality Is Crucial for Ministry Leaders to Go the Distance ...
- The primary difference between doing a short run and a long run is endurance. COVID is teaching us that no matter how much we want a difficult circumstance to end sooner, it's going to finish its course. ...
- Created on 11 February 2021
- 18. Rick Warren: Managing Your Mind for More Effective Ministry ...
- Your mental health is a critical part of your effectiveness in ministry. But it's easy to think that your problems have more to do with your circumstances—a lack of resources, spiritual apathy in your churc ...
- Created on 10 February 2021
- 19. 4 Creative and Strategic Ministry Ideas ...
- With the start of a New Year, it's the perfect time to think about innovative and creative approaches to ministry. If 2020 proved anything to us, it's that we need to create fresh strategies for reachi ...
- Created on 27 January 2021
- 20. This Could Be Your Biggest Challenge in Crisis Ministry ...
- ... rooms have given him so many opportunities for ministry. Even now, I am in awe. The way they handled this greatest of all burdens which life can hand a person—the loss of a child—is so remarkable. Th ...
- Created on 25 January 2021