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Are You Focused on the Immediate or the Eternal?

As a pastor, you deal with many immediate needs every day—from counseling issues to leadership concerns to preparing your regular …
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Are You Focused on the Immediate or the Eternal?

As a pastor, you deal with many immediate needs every day—from counseling issues to leadership concerns to preparing your regular …

Three Ways to Grow While You Wait

God wants to do something incredible through your ministry. No one can take that away. Your critics can’t. Neither can …

6 Ways Leaders Need to Show Discipline

Great leaders have at least one common denominator: personal discipline.  Take the Apostle Paul as an example. He had tremendous …

The Fallacy of One-Size-Fits-All Discipleship

You can mass produce many things—cars, furniture, plastic bottles, etc.—but you can’t mass produce disciples. One-size-fits-all simply doesn’t work when …

Discouraged? Remember These Three Truths

Good news for discouraged pastors Discouragement is universal. Everyone gets it from time to time, even those of us in …

You Matter to God

One of our deepest needs is to feel secure. We want to be valued—to know that our lives matter. Many …

Strength in Leadership: How Gentleness Changes Everything

Of all the statements Jesus made in the Gospels, one that is among the most difficult for people today to …

8 Ways to Motivate Your Team (Part 2)

Motivation is an indispensable part of leadership. As I mentioned in Part 1 of this article, Nehemiah gives us a …

8 Ways to Motivate Your Team (Part 1)

Leaders must be able to motivate others. Success in leadership is never a solitary endeavor. One of the biblical figures …

How to Build an Effective Ministry

For some time now, many churches have been in a crisis of effectiveness. I know many church leaders who work …

Taking Control of Your Thoughts

Our mind is a powerful tool God gives us for ministry. But our thoughts can also hinder what God wants …

How to Develop Spiritual Strength

As a pastor, you may be tempted to believe you’re immune from letting your spiritual strength slide. But it’s just …

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