Philip Nation
Philip Nation serves as the pastor at First Baptist Church of Bradenton, Florida and frequently speak at churches and conferences. He earned a Master of Divinity from Beeson Divinity School and a Doctor of Ministry from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2010-2012, he was the national spokesperson for the Back to Church Sunday campaign from Outreach. Over the years, Philip's served as a pastor, minister of education, and a church planter.
Articles for Pastors
8 Attitude Adjustments for Church Life
I like using the terms faithfulness and fruitfulness to describe the progress congregations are to make. It allows leaders to focus on disciple-making as the primary work rather than events designed to simply assemble crowds.
Articles for Worship & Creative
8 Significant Tips To Improve Your Worship
We don’t get our way. The mysteries are too big and our desires are too small. But there are ways to worship that move from a complaint-driven life to a worship-filled life.
Articles for Pastors
Your Church Needs More Leaders: How to Actually Train Them
Without leadership, what would the church look like?
Articles for Pastors
Scheduling for Success
Over the course of my working years, I’ve run the gamut of various jobs. In the world of 9-5 jobs, I’ve stocked shelves, worked...
Articles for Pastors
10 Ways to Develop as a Church Leader
A church leader expends great effort and energy in developing other disciples. We do so on a micro level of individual discipling and training. We do it on a macro level of developing a churchwide system for moving people from unbelief to globally-engaged disciples.
Articles for Pastors
A Tale of Two Churches: Willow Creek and Saddleback
Over the last few weeks, two of the most influential churches in America’s history (Willow Creek and Saddleback Church) have made headlines. But for very different reasons.
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