Church Leaders Update

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  7 Ways to Love the Difficult People in Your Church Difficult people are everywhere—in your neighborhood, at your workplace, at your children’s school, and, inevitably, in your church. And while it’s natural to want to avoid those who can be difficult, you... Cindi McMenamin Jun 04, 2024
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  3 Reasons Why We Need Women in Church Leadership Roles Since women are accepted into the Family of God, and since Jesus himself never discriminated based on gender, it is praiseworthy to celebrate God's provision for women to have a place in church leadership... Patrice Burrell Grant Jun 04, 2024
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  What Does Healthy Church Discipline Look Like? Church discipline is a hard “pill" for all of us to take and even harder for church leaders because of the great responsibility that comes with their authority. So, what does the Bible say about healthy or... Robert Hampshire Jun 04, 2024
• 7 Common Misquotes of Jesus We Should Avoid Every culture has certain phrases, repeated like foundational truths. These statements call everyone to a common morality or standard. But what if they’re wrong? For instance, a former generation... Britt Mooney Jun 04, 2024
• 10 Lessons on Church Leadership, Learned the Hard Way This is not the final list. I’m still (and always will be) learning.Most of what follows about leading God’s church is counterintuitive. Or, maybe better said: not what you might be expecting. But these 10... Joe McKeever May 28, 2024
• 5 Mental Health Misconceptions in the Church When I hear about misconceptions within the church regarding mental health issues, I can’t help but think there’s some misunderstanding, miscommunication, and misapplication of Scripture. I also can’t help... Beth Ann Baus May 28, 2024
• 10 Great Ways to Show Support for Military Families If you live in a community with active duty military families but have never been a part of the military yourself it can be difficult to know how to support them. You may want to meet their unique needs but... Jeremy Stalnecker May 28, 2024
• 5 Steps to Avoid Weaponizing Scripture Against Others Being on the receiving end of that misused Scripture has taught me the following things regarding how I’d like to approach my own use of Scripture in the future. Melissa Richeson May 28, 2024
• 5 Ways to Overcome Compassion Fatigue at Church and in Daily Life Compassion is at the heart of our faith. God calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves, to carry each other’s burdens, and to be the hands and feet of Jesus in this world. However, as we immerse ourselves... Whitney Hopler May 21, 2024
• 5 Practical Ways to Take Up the Sword of the Spirit Daily The sword of the Spirit is spoken of in Ephesians 6:10-18. This passage is known as the full armor of God. The Apostle Paul lists all of the parts of the full armor of God and one of these vital parts is the... Vivian Bricker May 21, 2024
• 6 Ways to Rethink Biblical Hospitality in a Busy World As our Couples Bible study group was leaving our home, one of the couples thanked us for our hospitality. That wasn’t the first time they had mentioned this to us. When we hosted a New Year’s dinner at our... Janet Thompson May 21, 2024
• 5 Clear Reasons Pastors Must Preach on Domestic Violence Domestic abuse often isn’t on our radar. And because it’s not something we assume is happening in our congregations, we do not make application points about it. We preach a sermon on anger from Ephesians... Mike Leake May 14, 2024