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Capturing Wonder, Discovery, and Passion

by Bre Hallberg While I was at a park the other day, I stood back and observed the families that were there enjoying the day....

Take a Rest–You Need It

So I went to the doctor on Wednesday after a pretty violent vomiting episode on Tuesday Night. I felt bad and looked worse. I...

Delegate Without Destroying Your Own Hard Work

There is a fear in most of us that our hard work will come crashing down around us. I don’t know if it’s innate...

How to Be a Fisherman

by Jennifer Cooke My grandfather loved to fish. He knew exactly the right bait to use, where all the best fishing holes could be found...

3 Ministry Documents You Should Create

I don’t know about you but that picture above stresses me out. It’s overwhelming to look at and it does not motivate me to...

Faith is Supposed to Be Messy

I’m going to jump off from the post I wrote last week about the kind of faith we’re pushing. These are the questions I’m thinking...

Becoming a "Connected Church"

by Chuck Bomar Little if any energy is needed to becoming disconnected . . . or even divisive. That, unfortunately, seems to come all too...

Read the Bible for Your Kids' Sake

Often times, parents see the preteen ministry leaders as the ones that are responsible for the teaching and modeling of God’s word. I love that part...

There's No Recipe for Leading Small

by Tom Shefchunas When I started working at North Point seven years ago, I was given a project right off the bat. I was asked...

3 Things You Must Teach Preteens This Year

As most of us that are leading ministries are solidifying our teaching plan or are making shifts because of some of the current events,...

How to Kickstart Your Devotional Life

If you’re like me, you’re already thinking about how to make the new year better than the current year. Been thinking about that for...

My 2012 Reading Summary

I’m around students a lot. I know that most students I talk to, do not like to read. It’s a shame. I think reading...

How Do You Pull Off a Creative Meeting?

I’m trying to spend the last few days of 2012 talking through some systems that can help a lot of people. So I’m going...

Is Your Ministry Safe?

Because of the events last week in Connecticut where innocent children were killed, most everyone who works with kids is thinking, “What if that happened...

Apps for Special Needs Ministry

by Stacy Hodge As I sip a warm Starbucks on a chilly morning, hear Christmas music playing in the background, and see all the decorations,...

Something to Believe In

by Bre Hallberg Christmas is just weeks away—kinda hard to believe! And with Christmas comes the long list of all the things we need to...

12 Things I've Learned in 2012

This year has been a fun ride. I’m thankful for the blessings and the struggles of this year. I love Christmas and New Year’s...

Keeping Volunteers Motivated

by Chad Ward Churches all across America are doing amazing things for God and they are doing them because of great volunteers. Volunteers are special...

How to Keep Doing What You're Doing

What’s interesting in leadership is that at some point you might look at your organization or a particular structure and ask yourself, how can...

Have You Taken a Brave Step Lately?

by Misty Phillips With each of our four kids, we realized it was quite natural for them to be a bit hesitant at times when...

‘Understanding Precedes Refutation’—Preston Sprinkle’s Exiles in Babylon Conference Is Curious

The Exiles in Babylon conference, which is an outgrowth of Preston Sprinkle's “Theology in the Raw” podcast, “aims to help believers think Christianly about theological and cultural issues by engaging in curious conversations with a diverse range of thoughtful people.”

Steve Robinson: How To Create a Culture of Service in Your...

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.

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