Pastor Blogs

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  Can You Really Love Your Neighbor if You Don't Love Yourself? Maybe Jesus should have said, “Love your neighbor better than you love yourself.” Dr. Roger Barrier Jan 24, 2019
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  When People Cheer Abortion Who could cheer the potential to stop the beating hearts of children who are, in some cases, just weeks away from birth? Russell Moore Jan 24, 2019
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  What Paul Said to Young Pastors Still Applies Today Young preachers can be shallow, silly, arrogant, sloppy, and most of all ignorant. I’ve been a young preacher, and at one time or the other, was all of those. Joe McKeever Jan 24, 2019
• 10 Church Activities That Need to Go One of my favorite parts of church is that it has events where I can meet with a like-minded group of people. Some of these events help me grow in my faith, some give me an opportunity to serve my neighbors,... Lindsey VanSparrentak Jan 17, 2019
• 7 Things Your Small-Group Leader Wishes You Knew As soon as September starts, the Fall routine is well under way. Sunday school; guest events; youth groups; home groups. Apart from a brief breather in November, we’re all pretty much running hard until we... Tim Thornborough Jan 17, 2019
• What Can We Learn from Our Dreams? Dreamers usually ask me to help interpret their dream. I always politely decline. After all, I’m not Joseph or Daniel or another prophet. Dr. Roger Barrier Jan 17, 2019
• Depression and the Ministry Pastor Bill and his wife Lisa had a growing church and a good marriage, but something was wrong. For over six months Bill felt tired much of the time. Association of Biblical Counselors Jan 17, 2019
• You're a Pastor, Not a People Pleaser: Learn How to Say 'No' It’s hard for us people-pleasers to say “no” when going along to get along would cause fewer waves. Joe McKeever Jan 17, 2019
• 11 Ways to Bless Your Pastor All Year Round During the months of October, November, and December, church members shower their pastors with love, appreciation, and gifts. But once January hits, all that thoughtfulness disappears. While not... Michelle S. Lazurek Jan 10, 2019
• 7 Ways to Encourage Real Talk in Small Groups We gather once a week and each share the latest anecdotes about work, life, and kids. At one point, I nicknamed our group, “The Tribe” and it stuck. At first, we were strangers but as we... Heather Riggleman Jan 10, 2019
• Is it Okay to Not Have a Funeral? I'm not interested in having a funeral when I pass away. My question is… did Jesus have a funeral and is it alright NOT to have one? Dr. Roger Barrier Jan 10, 2019
• What Happens When a Church Fires a Pastor If there are reasons for dismissing the minister, faithful leaders can find ways to make it happen without ruining that person’s future opportunities for service. Joe McKeever Jan 10, 2019