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Amid a growing push to reunite orphans with extended family rather than keep children in residential homes, Kenyan authorities are set to adopt a new program that will phase out traditional orphanages over the next decade.
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7 Priorities To Navigate the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ of Career Ministry
Working on a church team for few years is great, but when you invest your lifetime career effort and energy, it’s a different ball game. It is clearly awesome, but it requires a different level of intentionality.
How Were People Saved in the Old Testament?
I often get the question, how were people saved in the Old Testament? To answer this question, I usually follow the Apostle Paul’s logic in Romans 4.
6 Lessons From John 10 That Will Make You a Better Pastor
In John 10 we are shown how Jesus was a shepherd-leader who selflessly laid down his life to protect and nurture the sheep. We as pastors are called to do the same.
7 Characteristics of Long-Term Pastors Who Don’t Give Up Easily
Long-term pastors have no question of their original call to that ministry. They can usually describe it in vivid terms because it was—and is still—so real to them. Until God just as clearly releases them from that calling, they’re invested where they are.
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Steve Robinson: How To Create a Culture of Service in Your Church
Steve Robinson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can foster a culture of serving in their churches, raise up new leaders, and help people discover their giftings.
Rebecca McLaughlin on Whether Christians Can Agree To Disagree About Same-Sex Relationships
Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can respond to common arguments that use the Bible to affirm same-sex relationships, the “why” behind God’s design for marriage, and the “beautiful and glorious vision” Christianity has for friendship.
David Ashcraft on the Surprising, ‘Deep Emotions’ He Felt Stepping Down as Senior Pastor...
David Ashcraft joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how leadership has changed, how pastors can leave their churches better than they found them, and the startling emotions he felt when he stepped down as senior pastor.
John Jenkins: Every Pastor Should Have a Pastor
John Jenkins joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about key lessons he’s learned about being a local church pastor, including the need for pastors to have pastors, the importance of integrity, and how to execute a mission and a vision.
Andy Bannister: How Pastors and Churches Can Stop Living as ‘Undercover Christians’
Dr. Andy Bannister joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how pastors and church members can share their faith boldly, strategically, and without fear.
Jim and Heather Sells: How Churches Can Make a ‘Tremendous’ Difference in Alleviating Our...
Dr. Jim Sells and Heather Sells join “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about the “escalating crisis” in mental health care and the enormous impact the church and clinicians can have if they are willing to collaborate with one another.
Michael Martin: How Church Boards Can Help Their Pastors Be Healthy
ECFA president and CEO Michael Martin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about his organization’s new leadership standard and how church boards can help provide pastors greater care and accountability.
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12 NFL Players Who LOVE Jesus (and Football)
Here's our latest list of notable Christian football players. These outspoken NFL players are strong in their faith and are not afraid to share their Christian beliefs.