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How to Stop Living in the Past So You Don’t Miss Your Future

Rob Shepherd - January 20, 2022

Six Personal Leadership Habits That Will Ignite Your Ministry

11 Books on Prayer Every Christian Should Read at Least Once

Why I Hate the Proverbs 31 Woman

What Is Prayer? All the Ways We Misunderstand Prayer

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How the Daily Examen Can Anchor You in a Distracted Age

Dan Wilt - October 3, 2021

It took the Daily Examen of Ignatius to bring me to my knees in thanks for a moment-by-moment deliverance from a main enemy of sustainable faith in our time—distraction.

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4 (Free) Ways to Show Appreciation to Your Pastor

Bob Pritchett - October 2, 2021

Pastor appreciation month doesn't have to be all about tangible gifts. These four ideas will encourage your pastor and convey the work he or she does matters.

Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders

10 Ways Parents Can Help Children Succeed Spiritually

Dale Hudson - June 8, 2021

Parents want to see their children succeed academically. Socially. Financially. Athletically. These are all well and good, but the most important area a parent can help their child succeed is to help children succeed spiritually.

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Praying the Psalms: 10 Psalms to Bolster Your Prayer Life

Andrew Hess - April 21, 2021

It wasn't too long ago that praying the Psalms was an unfamiliar phrase to many Evangelicals. But now recent books on prayer have begun to open the eyes of many to see the value of praying the Psalms.

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16 Charles Spurgeon Quotes That Will Stir Your Zeal for Prayer

Andrew Hess - August 20, 2020

Charles Spurgeon believed his ministry benefited from the prayers of his people more than anything else. These 20 Charles Spurgeon quotes will encourage and inspire you to greater prayer.

Articles for Pastors

Answer This Question Before Writing a Book

Christine Yount Jones - February 10, 2020

Having an idea for a book is easy, but writing a book to get that idea out into the world is daunting. Do you contact an agent or mail your submission to a traditional publishing company? Do you try to self-publish, and if so how does that work?

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6 Ways the Reformation Changed Church (and Life) as We Know It

Heather Hahn - October 29, 2019

When Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on Oct. 31, 1517, he hoped to spark a theological conversation about repentance. Instead, the Reformation unleashed a revolution—ideas that transformed Western Europe and eventually the world.

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The Grace of Waiting

Nicholas Batzig - October 24, 2019

David didn’t scheme. He didn’t devise a plan. He exercised the grace of waiting in silence on God to deliver him. By so doing, he experienced God’s deliverance, restoration and blessings.

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The Hidden Reason Why Negative Emotions Are Helpful

Alison Cook - October 19, 2019

Negative emotions help you detect basic needs and warn you of boundary violations. Thus, they aren’t to be avoided. In fact, they help lead you toward healthy self-care and wise decision making.

Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders

3 Tips on How to Parent in Public

Andrew Linder - October 16, 2019

I can remember that especially through those early years we had to put some boundaries and practices in place to make sure that our intentional plans were succeeding in public, rather than our children’s impromptu plans. Here are a few of the things we learned about how to parent in public.

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3 Things Christians Say That They Should Quit Relying On

Jayson Bradley - October 5, 2019

Sometime I cringe when I listen to things Christians say (myself included). Here are a couple phrases it wouldn’t hurt to hear less.

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Christian Marriage: 6 Ways to Grow Back Together

Gary Thomas - October 5, 2019

If your Christian marriage has been drifting, you can’t turn the passion back on overnight. You have to start feeding it slowly and patiently wait for it to come back to you, still pressing forward even when you don’t see initial returns.

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How to Develop Relational Charisma

Dan Reiland - October 2, 2019

Relational charisma is a kind of personal magnetism that everyone can have. If you want it, and if you are willing to work on it intentionally, it’s yours to develop.

Articles for Pastors

8 Healthy Leadership Characteristics I Learned from a Kid

Melissa J. MacDonald - October 1, 2019

What better place to learn about healthy leadership than through a kid? Kids are forever teaching us and David does no less as this story unfolds in 1 Samuel 17.

Articles for Pastors

Church Membership Is Down (You Should Bring It Up)

James Emery White - September 27, 2019

Church membership is down and let me put this out there: If you are a follower of Christ, you should be a member of a church. Period. Here’s why.

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Kondo and the Minimalists: Why Marie Kondo and Minimalism Are So Popular

Wyatt Graham - September 24, 2019

Marie Kondo’s appeal goes far beyond the minimalist movement that seems more suited to spartan men than the average person. Kondo and the minimalists have a message for the church.

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The Remembrance of Death

Gary Thomas - September 23, 2019

Virtually every classic writer holds up the remembrance of death as an essential spiritual discipline. It will help us to live a life that is celebrated rather than mourned. “The man who is really concerned to live well must possess himself continually of the thought that he is not to live long.”

Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders

10 Manly Things Every Dad Should Teach His Son How To Do

Andrew Linder - September 20, 2019

I’m the proud father of 3 boys, ages 9, 11, & 17. And every day it’s increasingly clear in many ways that they are boys becoming men. I've learned some things about manly things every dad should teach his son from parenting my boys.

Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders

15 Probing Questions to Ask Kids After School

Andrew Linder - September 5, 2019

For many families, school has either just started or is about to get underway soon. And every family needs good questions to ask kids after school. Here are 15 great questions.

Articles for Pastors

Christians and Family Planning: What Does God Want?

Amy Fletcher - September 2, 2019

Family planning is a tricky topic to get to grips with. But regardless of a church leader’s own beliefs, it’s crucial that couples are encouraged to carefully consider their decision, including the consequences, while making sure that they adhere to God’s wishes at all times.

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