Pastors / Leadership

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  6 Reasons Doing Church Away from Church Isn't Church Maybe you’ve heard it. “We can’t make it to church today, so we’ll just do church as a family.” “I can just do church on a hike this morning in God’s creation.” “The church is really the people, so we can do... Eric Davis Mar 06, 2024
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  What Is the Role of a Pastor's Wife? The Bible is very clear about the requirements for pastors and elders in a church, but there are no specific requirements for a “pastor’s wife.” I have become quite familiar with the ups-and-downs of being a... Jason Soroski Mar 05, 2024
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  Keep an Eye Out for These Signs of a False Prophet False prophets have been around since the very beginning. You could say that the first false prophet appeared in the Garden of Eden with the serpent’s lie to Adam and Eve. The truth of the matter is, they... Clarence L. Haynes Jr. Mar 05, 2024
• What Is an Altar Call, and Is It Biblical? An altar call is a time of prayer and response after a sermon. They are sometimes called invitations, since it is a time when people in the congregation are invited to respond to the sermon at the altar of... Bethany Verrett Mar 04, 2024
• How Should Pastors Approach the Subject of Feminism? The debate centered on women’s roles in the church has been argued for years. Lay people and pastors are trying to navigate this wave of feminism that could tear a church apart. How should a pastor approach... Ashley Hooker Mar 04, 2024
• 5 Tips for Pastors Moving out of the Pastorate into Denominational Work Some 15 years ago I transitioned from pastoring (for 42 years) into the office of the Director of Missions for the SBC churches of Metro New Orleans.  My experience has me wanting to share ideas with... Joe McKeever Mar 01, 2024
• 4 Problems with Celebrity Culture in the Church We have seen the embrace of celebrity culture in the church, where the pastor is viewed as this extraordinary individual, such as a superstar or a hero to them. Here are four problems with celebrity culture... Milton Quintanilla Mar 01, 2024
• 5 Ways to Engage Millennials and Gen Z in the Local Church Gone are the days when families drove to church in their Sunday best and went to Wednesday night Bible study. While this might have been a priority at one time in our history, it is no more. In an age when... Michelle S. Lazurek Feb 29, 2024
• What Are Some Practical Ways to Handle Stress? I’m worried that life as we knew it is gone forever. I no longer read the news, because it seems that the same scary things are being repeated over and over. Everything seems to be in crisis. What are some... Dr. Roger Barrier Feb 29, 2024
• How to Avoid Comparing Yourself to Other Leaders It’s important that, whether we’re in a position of leadership or not, we avoid the temptation to compare ourselves to those who have been set apart for specific paths of leadership. Cole Douglas Claybourn Feb 28, 2024
• 7 Biblical Ways to Prevent Conflict Before it Starts Conflict is a part of life. It's the less enjoyable part of life but is, nonetheless, part of life. However, we don't have to give ourselves over to it. And it doesn't need to define us or our days. As... April Motl Feb 28, 2024
• 4 Ways to Overcome Insecurities about Being the Spiritual Leader of Your Home Who is the spiritual leader of my home? Any entity must have a leader for it to survive, progress, and flourish. He or she is entrusted with promoting and instilling the common objective to foster success of... Chad Napier Feb 27, 2024