Pastors / Leadership

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  10 Powerful Ideas for Pastors to Overcome Stagnation To the shepherd of a stagnant flock: If your church has plateaued, make sure you haven’t. Here are 10 (hopefully) encouraging ideas. Joe McKeever Apr 14, 2020
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  11 Proven Ideas on Ensuring a God-Honoring Legacy Finishing this life with a God-honoring legacy isn’t automatic...and it certainly isn’t easy. So, in my 20s and 30s, I asked a number of older Christians to show me how it’s done. Thankfully, they agreed!A... David Sanford Apr 13, 2020
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  What Does ‘Worthy Is the Lamb’ Mean at Easter? An assortment of colorful items that represent Easter fill store shelves in early spring, including chocolate eggs, jelly beans, and stuffed animals. Among the seasonal animals you’ll see are rabbits,... Dawn Wilson Apr 10, 2020
• 3 Ways Pastors Can Help Make 'Easter in Quarantine' a Special Celebration Here are three ways pastors and church leaders can deliver a very special Easter, while we’re all staying at home under quarantine. Dale Chamberlain Apr 09, 2020
• 25 Creative Church Ministry Ideas during COVID-19 If there was ever a time that the old adage “the Church is not a building” rings true, it’s now.In most cases, no one in any congregation is even allowed into their church building because of work-at-home... J. Scott McElroy Apr 08, 2020
• How Can Churches Turn “Creasters” into Regular Members? Churches can help “creasters” move from attending church services once or twice a year to faithful, serving church members. Perhaps they visited a church on Easter or Christmas because of their curiosity or... Mel Walker Apr 07, 2020
• 5 Prayers for Our World Leaders during COVID-19 There are approximately 535 men and women who serve as members in the U.S Congress. Multiply this number by countries around the world and you’ll realize there is an enormous number of men and women in... Heather Riggleman Apr 07, 2020
• Do SBA-Backed Loans for COVID-19 Relief Violate Separation of Church and State? For those who are asking if I think that taking an SBA-backed loan, as provided for in the CARES Act, is a violation of our conviction of a free church in a free state: I do not. Apr 06, 2020
• Why Palm Sunday Is Still in the Palm of God's Hand Despite Pandemic Regardless of what happens this Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter, this year’s Holy Week will be memorable. The God who saves has not left us. He is actively working. He has a plan. Miracles we can’t yet... Dale Chamberlain Apr 03, 2020
• 5 Amazing Reasons COVID-19 Is the Church’s Unprecedented Time to Shine Shakespeare told us to beware the ides of March. The Bard was no prophet, but this March brought us an international pandemic accompanied by an economic tsunami like none we’ve ever seen.In an effort to save... Catherine Segars Apr 03, 2020
• 3 Things Leaders Should Know about Eli The Bible offers many cautionary tales, including Eli's story. Although God gifted Eli with a powerful role, he chose not to use it well. Eli’s story doesn’t end there, though. Through Samuel, we see a man... Hope Bolinger Apr 02, 2020
• Will God Heal Me if I Get the Coronavirus? We can trust that no matter what happens, God will be glorified, his plan will be accomplished, and we will reap eternal rewards in Heaven where we will most definitely be healed! Robert Hampshire Apr 01, 2020