Pastor Blogs

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  What to Give Up for Lent  The season of Lent is an opportunity for us to reflect on who we are and who God is. The 40 days before Easter is a time to reorder our lives. The long season before Easter — from which we get the... Dr. Michael A. Milton Feb 28, 2019
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  10 Things Seniors Need to Be Writing for Future Generations If you and I will take the trouble to handwrite a message and leave it in a somewhat permanent spot, it may be there to speak its truth long after we have arrived in Heaven. Joe McKeever Feb 28, 2019
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  Why Do People Suffer? Some people rise above suffering. Their lives are literally deepened and “made” by the experience. Others wallow in it and never get over it. Dr. Roger Barrier Feb 28, 2019
• Top 10 Fundraising Tips for Your Ministry No matter what your ministry or endeavor, if you need to raise money to put a project in motion, these 10 tips will help you make your fundraiser more successful. Crosswalk.com Staff Feb 20, 2019
• 15 Myths People Believe about Their Pastor Whenever you meet someone new, typically the conversation turns to vocation. "So what do you do for a living?" Teachers teach, nurses nurse, lawyers argue, salesmen sell. These vocations we understand. But...
• The Most Overlooked Part of Funerals and Church Services The fact that we could assemble and forget to pray says a hundred things about us, all of them bad. Joe McKeever Feb 20, 2019
• James MacDonald: 7 Reasons Why Christian Leaders Fall Within weeks, one of my heroes has fallen, and some of my friends in pastoral ministry have taken detours in their destiny as well. Failings among leaders are becoming an epidemic. No one is beyond the reach... Shane Idleman Feb 20, 2019
• 10 Ways to Make Church Guests Feel Welcome While I was in college, a local church offered me a hospitality internship. My goal was to attract new guests, create a welcoming environment, and develop a process that ultimately leads guests into... Lindsey VanSparrentak Feb 20, 2019
• Southern Baptists and the Scandal of Church Sexual Abuse When we downplay or cover over what has happened in the name of Jesus we are not “protecting” his reputation. Russell Moore Feb 14, 2019
• 5 Things You Should Know about Narcissistic Leaders What is it that we find so compelling about narcissistic leaders? Liz Kanoy Feb 14, 2019
• The Most Revolutionary, World-Changing Thing Jesus Ever Said No teaching of our Lord’s has been more attacked, slandered, ridiculed, and vilified than His calling on people to love those who hate them. Joe McKeever Feb 14, 2019
• Old or New Worship Style—Is One Better than the Other? Perhaps all of us on the senior side of adulthood should consider visiting the contemporary service at our church. Unity in the body of Christ is necessary and commanded. DiAne Gates Feb 14, 2019