Church Leaders Update

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  Can You Get Baptized When Physical Needs Prevent Immersion? What if a person has musculoskeletal health problems that prevent them from being thrown backwards under water? Dr. Roger Barrier Nov 27, 2018
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  10 Myths People Believe about Their Sunday School Teacher People volunteering to serve God’s church are, first and foremost, still people. God did not grant humankind the power to rise above out of our own abilities. Ephesians 2:8-9 reminds us, “For it is by grace... Meg Bucher Nov 27, 2018
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  Is the Whole Church Staff Supposed to Leave When the Pastor Does? Some of the staff was told by the old pastor that it is common practice for the staff to also put in resignation letters and leave with the old pastor. Is that right? Dr. Roger Barrier Nov 21, 2018
• 18 Psalms of Thanksgiving and Praise for a Heart of Gratitude King David, who wrote many of the Psalms, understood the ebb and flow of life seasons. May these Psalms of Praise and Thanksgiving ignite gratitude in your heart and life.  Janna Wright Nov 13, 2018
• 25 Free Thanksgiving Sermons Feel free to use this material as you prepare your own Thanksgiving messages. Dr. Ray Pritchard Nov 13, 2018
• 10 Creative Community Service Projects for Your Youth Group When my youth minister husband sat down to design a summer mission week for the teens in our church, he knew one thing – it wouldn’t be the typical youth group experience. Instead of going... Lori Hatcher Nov 13, 2018
• 10 Refreshing Encouragements for Pastors I love pastors. Each week, through this blog and my personal ministry, God allows me to partner with dozens of pastors, helping them think through life and ministry issues. I’ve learned that many pastors... Ron Edmondson Nov 13, 2018
• 6 Storytelling Tips for Preaching Powerful Narratives Think of how much of the Bible contains stories. Here is a list of the books of the Bible that are almost exclusively narrative: Genesis Exodus Numbers Joshua Judges ... Barry York Nov 07, 2018
• A Prayer for Those Tired of Serving in Church Serving the church doesn’t mean loyalty to one building… or one logo. It’s all about one man. Jesus. Meg Bucher (Megs) Nov 07, 2018
• 5 Things Good Leaders Do (and 5 They Don't) “Let’s wait on that,” a leader told me before an important church meeting one evening. I wanted to train the leaders of each ministry in my church, but it was easier said than done. Every idea I suggested... Michelle S. Lazurek Nov 07, 2018
• 5 Ways to Really Live (and Give) Like Jesus Jesus shows us what the kingdom of heaven looks like and asks us to live its principles here on earth. This means turning normal personal economics upside down. John D. Barry Nov 07, 2018
• Should You Serve the Church When You Are Struggling with Depression? Not only should you serve the church when you are struggling with depression, but you are in a unique position to serve fruitfully when you are struggling with depression. Scott Slayton Oct 30, 2018