Pastors / Leadership

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  What Will Happen When Jesus Finally Rules the Earth in the Millennium? Dear Roger,I have so many questions about the “millennium” or “Thousand-Year Reign of Christ.” Can you help me understand what John was describing?Love, CrystalDear Crystal,I would be delighted.Photo Credit:... Dr. Roger Barrier Jul 03, 2024
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  10 Easy Ways Your Church Can Grow Its Congregation Here are 10 things that ANY church – no matter its size or budget, worship style, or denomination – can do to help ensure it will grow numerically. Dr. James Emery White Jul 03, 2024
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  4 Truths Pastors Want Their Congregations to Understand about the Church Today After a year of race wars and COVID disputes, Christians feel hurt by their fellow congregants and their pastors. So, they are leaving and going somewhere else or nowhere else.Pollsters predict that... Sue Schlesman Jul 02, 2024
• 3 Essentials in Paul’s Letters for All Leaders We can learn timeless leadership lessons from the apostle Paul, and any serious leader would do well to critically study the letters he wrote during his ministry. Originally known as Saul of Tarsus, this... Deirdre Reilly Jul 02, 2024
• 6 Things I’ve Learned about Creativity in Ministry I know a little about this right-brain activity, being a preacher, a writer, a cartoonist, and a storyteller. Here are a few of the things I have learned about creativity. Joe McKeever Jul 01, 2024
• 3 Ways to Resolve Conflict Biblically Let’s take a lesson from the book of Acts and consider how we might forgive faster, love better, and resolve conflict in a Christ-like manner. Rachel Baker Jul 01, 2024
• 5 Thoughts on Being a Witness for Christ Through this article, I would like to draw reference to the Book of Acts to share 5 thoughts on witnessing and the challenges we may face.  Palitha Jayasooriya Jun 28, 2024
• The Toughest Job in Any Church There are few easy jobs in the typical congregation and plenty of really difficult ones. My candidate for the hardest elected position is chairman of deacons. Joe McKeever Jun 28, 2024
• 5 Things Jesus Said That Should Guide Our Approach to Immigration The topic of immigration is a deeply polarizing issue in today’s world. Political debates often highlight stark divisions between differing viewpoints, leading to stressful conflicts around immigration... Whitney Hopler Jun 27, 2024
• At What Age Should a Person Be Baptized? To explore this question further, let’s take a look at the Biblical sources for baptism, what the modern Christian view of baptism is, the various practices of baptism across denominations, and some advice... Ashley Hooker Jun 27, 2024
• 7 Outdated Church Traditions that Need to Go Over the many years I have been in church, I have recognized that things have changed. Even so, there are traditions we have in the church, and often, we don’t even know why we do them. For example, in some... Clarence L. Haynes Jr. Jun 26, 2024
• Is Divorce Ever Biblical? My wife and I are helping some dear friends through problems in their marriage. Please help me understand what the Bible says about divorce. Dr. Roger Barrier Jun 26, 2024