Pastor Blogs

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  When Passing the Offering Plate Brings Shame Although online giving helps with the “anonymous” factor, most churches still pass the offering plate—a visual, for-all-to-see reminder that we are called to be a generous people. Molly Parker Sep 13, 2018
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  11 Critical Warning Signs You're on the Road to Burnout More than a few of you reading this know you are on the edge of the cliff we call burnout. And probably a few of you are in free fall right now. What’s so perplexing about burnout (and especially low-grade... Carey Nieuwhof Sep 06, 2018
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  Why We Go to Church… or Do Not According to the Pew Research Center, there are some definite reasons why people do – or do not – go to church. It might be good to eavesdrop since there has been “a decline in attendance at religious... Dr. James Emery White Sep 06, 2018
• 10 Myths People Believe about Their Church There is no denying the fact that a perfect church does not exist. Many people think they do, that by some miracle there is a place where quarrels never happen, everyone gets along, and all aspects of... Malinda Fuller Sep 06, 2018
• What Does the Bible Say about the Shrinking Middle Class? The biblical truth of Mark 4:25 plays out in our finances. We are either in a position where money flows to us, or we are in a position where money flows away from us. Dr. Roger Barrier Sep 06, 2018
• When Does Sin Disqualify Someone from Leadership? No church leader is perfect. So all church leaders sin. Tim Chester Sep 06, 2018
• What New People at Your Church Want You to Know I will never forget being a visitor and, honestly, the experience has shaped almost everything I do in our current church. Christine Hoover Aug 30, 2018
• 2 Heinous Lies Satan Spreads about the Bible If you call yourself a sincere disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ, there is no excuse for not becoming a devoted student of His Word. Joe McKeever Aug 30, 2018
• 5 Ways for Pastors to Encourage Their Wives Ever wondered how you know when someone needs encouragement? Here's a simple test. It works every time. Check and see if they have a pulse. Ken Whitten Aug 30, 2018
• 10 Ways (Other Than Tithing) to Invest in God’s Kingdom One of the first lessons I learned as a new believer was about the privilege and responsibility Christians have to support local churches. Because God has chosen to use the church, the body of Christ, for... Lori Hatcher Aug 30, 2018
• Do We Really Need Unspoken Prayer Requests? The unspoken prayer request is often a confession of powerlessness, of vulnerability. God doesn’t despise that, and neither should we. Russell Moore Aug 30, 2018
• How to Understand Why "Good" People Go to Hell It seems so unfair for God to send some bad people to heaven while some good people end up in hell. How can this be? Dr. Roger Barrier Aug 23, 2018