Pastors / Leadership

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  7 Harmful Things Churches Do That Drive New Visitors Crazy Visiting a church for the first time can be exciting, but it can also fill you with anxiety. You are walking into a building where chances are you don’t know anyone. Most of the time, you don’t know what to... Clarence L. Haynes Jr. Mar 22, 2024
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  5 Ways We All Can Support Young Pastors In the New Testament, the apostle Paul outlined the requirements for elders, overseers, and pastors in the church (Titus 1:5-9; 1 Timothy 3:1-7). These terms, used interchangeably in the Bible, call upon... Joel Ryan Mar 21, 2024
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  5 Radical Ways to Combat Cliques in Our Churches It's great to get close with people, but it's not helpful to close others off in the process. Here are five radical perspectives to break down these walls. Kile Baker Mar 21, 2024
• 3 Reasons to Incorporate Apologetics into Your Women’s Ministry If we are Christ-followers and love God and ourselves enough to study God’s Word—as we’ve been doing consistently in the context of our women’s ministry—shouldn’t we also love our neighbors enough to be able... Rachel Baker Mar 20, 2024
• What Did Jesus Do Each Day during Holy Week? Dear Roger,What did Jesus do each day during his last week?Sincerely, AnnaDear Anna,Jesus’ last week began on Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday was so named because the people waved palm branches in honor of the... Dr. Roger Barrier Mar 20, 2024
• 7 Powerful Traits of a Truly Biblical Church What do you picture when you think of church?Do you think of the rows of wooden pews or the intricate stained-glass windows in the sanctuary? Stacks of Bibles and hymnals? What about a stage or pulpit? Maybe... Sophia Bricker Mar 19, 2024
• How to Equip Your Church’s Men to Overcome Issues with Porn Most studies show that pornography use is a problem for many Christian men.In his 16 years at Covenant Eyes, Sam Black has spoken to thousands of men who are caught in the strongholds of porn. “They... Chris Bolinger Mar 19, 2024
• 7 Essential Lessons from Peter on Grace and Forgiveness For over two thousand years, many have recognized Simon Peter as the brash and outspoken apostle of Jesus Christ. As a former fisherman, Peter was called by Jesus to become a fisher of man. In doing so, he... Joel Ryan Mar 18, 2024
• 9 Christian Responses to Religious Trauma Some people walk away from religions because of bad experiences, emotional pain, or even severe abuse. This occurs in every faith on earth, including cults, polytheistic religions, and the Abrahamic... Bethany Verrett Mar 18, 2024
• 5 Ways the Church Can Effectively Engage with Gen-Z The often hokey attempts at entertaining the kids they were trying to keep around was not what kept me in the church. It was truth, community, and more than anything, a purpose and call to God’s... Jason Soroski Mar 15, 2024
• 7 Reasons Worship Is Essential to the Christian Life While gratitude is thanking God for what He’s done, praise and worship is adoring Him for Who He is. Here are seven reasons worship is essential to the Christian life. Cindi McMenamin Mar 15, 2024
• 7 Biblical Benefits of Giving Whenever there's a crisis that causes a drastic downfall in our economy, is it really wise—or required of us—to give? Certainly, God knows when we don’t have much money and He wants us to be wise with what... Cindi McMenamin Mar 14, 2024