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Why Your Church is Probably Operating at Less than 50% Effectiveness

Will Mancini - April 7, 2014

Most of you will disagree with what I am about to suggest. Nevertheless, I will try my best to share with you what I’ve...

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Being Rich Isn't a Sin

Tim Stevens - April 7, 2014

Money. Loot. Moola. Scratch. Greenbacks. Dough. Bank. Benjamins. Wad. Shekels. Bills. Dead presidents. However you like to refer to your money, our lives all revolve, to...

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The Joy of Getting Unstuck

Brandon Smith - April 7, 2014

I’m busy. Like you, I’ve got a hundred things going on between family and church and work and all the in between. Let me be...

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The Truth of the Bible Still Matters, and It Always Will

Brandon Cox - March 27, 2014

The Bible is literally true. If I just lost you, that’s okay. I get that this may come across as a weird statement to anyone...

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Leading Yourself – Know Your Craft

Greg Atkinson - March 24, 2014

Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy. - Psalm 33:3 Don’t just show up to work, bring your...

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‘Divergent’ Lesson in Human Depravity

David Mathis - March 24, 2014

It’s rare to find a major motion picture that paints humanity, as a whole, to be this bad. Not only was it human evil that...

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Why Talking About Church Growth Matters

Brandon Cox - March 24, 2014

It’s inevitable. Every single time we publish an article on pastors.com designed to help Pastors lead their churches to grow, people react with defensiveness...

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Smiling is Not Enough: The Top Ten Mistakes Your Volunteers Make Welcoming Guests at Church

Will Mancini - March 17, 2014

The team at Auxano enjoys playing the role of “secret worshipper” when we take a church through our visioning process called the Vision Pathway....

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Leading Yourself – Know Your Role

Greg Atkinson - March 17, 2014

Anyone in ministry is a person under authority. From the senior pastor answering to a board, trustees or the congregation (depending on your governance)...

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Remember Saint Patrick

David Mathis - March 17, 2014

Saint Patty’s Day is for the pagans. You might say it that way, and then carefully wash your Christian hands of all the carousing and...

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Leading Yourself – Know Your Motive

Greg Atkinson - March 13, 2014

Last year, I wrote a long piece or short ebook on leading yourself. I’m going to roll it out, piece by piece, over the...

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Learn to Fly in the Fellowship

David Mathis - March 13, 2014

It’s a shame the word “fellowship” has fallen on hard times in some circles, and is dying the death of domestication and triviality. It...

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Unlocking the Five Motivations for Work in Your Ministry Leadership

Will Mancini - March 11, 2014

We all have motivations that get us out of bed in the morning. And, we all have a wide array of forces that impact our...

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Leading Yourself: Know Your Power Source

Greg Atkinson - March 11, 2014

Last year, I wrote a long piece or short ebook on leading yourself. I’m going to roll it out, piece by piece, over the...

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Four Kinds of Churches Worth Leaving

Desiring God - March 11, 2014

by John Knight The saddest stories I hear from parents raising a child with a disability don’t involve schools, insurance companies, or hospitals. The stories...

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Christianeze Revisited

Frank Viola - March 11, 2014

Today, I continue to answer questions from the 2013 blog survey. You can check out previous questions and my answers here: The Rapture Question Having an Instinct...

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The Church Is Dying?

David Swanson - March 4, 2014

The Church is dying. Or maybe it’s the churches that are dying. I’m not sure which it is, but a consistent and dire theme...

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The Danger in Our Daily Devotions

Marshall Segal - March 3, 2014

Do we really need to read our Bible every day? Happy is the man who does (Psalm 1:1). “His delight is in the law of...

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You’re Putting God in a Box!

Frank Viola - March 3, 2014

Have you ever heard someone make this statement? “You’re putting God in a box!” I’ve watched it used in two ways. One is legitimate, the other...

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Intervention: A Preemptive Leadership Conversation

Greg Atkinson - February 27, 2014

About two years ago my family and I went to dinner with a key family in my church. The objective of the dinner (besides...

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‘Jesus’ Film Now in Over 2,100 Languages — Including Waorani, the...

Jesse T. Jackson - November 28, 2023

One of the new languages the 'Jesus' film was translated into was for the Waorani tribe, which some may remember as the famous Auca Ecuadorian tribe known for killing five American missionaries in 1956.

Paul Washer Provides Update on Health Scare and Heart Bypass Surgery

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Brandon Lake, Dallas Jenkins Share God Moments From Each Other’s Work

Christian News November 28, 2023

At Least 10 Christians Slain in Taraba State, Nigeria

Christian News November 28, 2023

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Natasha Smith: How To Make the Church Safe for People Who...

Jessica Lea - November 22, 2023

Natasha Smith joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share what she has learned about the process of grief and how pastors can make their churches safe places for people mourning the losses of life.

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