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Is Obedience to God Possible?

Ray Hollenbach - September 6, 2023

What if obedience to God didn't have to be like swimming upstream?

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5 Things That Will Kill Your Church’s Vision

Charles Stone - September 5, 2023

Casting vision is a key role every pastor must fill. Yet sometimes corporate attitudes and unhealthy cultures can get in the way.

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R.C. Sproul: The Difference Between Ethics and Morality

R.C. Sproul - September 5, 2023

In our vocabulary, you’ll find that most people use the words, ethics and morality interchangeably, as if they were synonyms. But historically, that’s not been the case.

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3 Life Implications if Christians Are To ‘Run the Race to Win the Prize’

Michael Kelley - September 3, 2023

Paul likened the Christian life to an athletic context—specifically a race. Paul wrote these words to the church in Corinth, and his readers would likely have had a pretty vivid picture of athletic contests.

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The Idealized Pastor Versus Our Pastor

Thom Rainer - September 3, 2023

Comparisons of pastors have been around since we’ve had pastors. Paul wrote about it in 1 Corinthians 1:12: “Some of you are saying, ‘I am a follower of Paul.’ Others are saying, ‘I follow Apollos,’ or ‘I follow Peter,’ or ‘I follow only Christ.’”

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The Often Overlooked Brain Insight That Improves Preaching

Charles Stone - September 3, 2023

Only in the last few years have I discovered perhaps the single greatest key that has helped keep my mind sharp during a talk and improve its effectiveness. What was it? Exercise.

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We Are Not Dying Out; We Are Hastening on to a More Glorious Life

Randy Alcorn - September 2, 2023

During the four years my beloved wife was dying of cancer, she read daily from Spurgeon’s messages and books. Here are some of my favorites.

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6 Ways the Team Reflects the Leader

Eric Geiger - September 2, 2023

Based on my observation of teams with different leaders, here are six ways the team reflects the leader

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Making the Hard Decision in Spite of Potential Criticism

Phil Cooke - September 1, 2023

There are business, nonprofit, and church leaders who at this moment have one major obstacle standing between them and success: The inability to make a hard decision.

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5 Ways to Overcome Being an Insecure Leader

Ron Edmondson - September 1, 2023

Being an insecure leader will weigh you down and hold you back as a pastor or leader. It will keep you from doing all you were called to do. Don’t let it!

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5 Ways To Guard Against Sexual Sin

Greg Stier - August 31, 2023

Any preachers who say they never struggle with lust struggle with lying.

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5 Physical Ways Pastors Prepare for Sunday

Tim Spivey - August 31, 2023

What do you do to prepare for Sundays? What good preparation habits do you recognize in your preacher?

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The Unavoidable Tension of Technology

James Emery White - August 30, 2023

On the one hand, digital technology promises the church greater reach than at any other time in human history. On the other hand, there are understandable reasons to hesitate to use it.

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Have We Lost the Thread of God’s Grace?

J.D. Greear - August 30, 2023

Religious traditions aren’t all bad. It’s important, even necessary, to respect our past. But religious traditions can go wrong. The biggest danger is this: Our traditions are always at risk of having lost the thread of the grace of God.

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The Most Dangerous Sentence You’ll Hear in Ministry

Craig Thompson - August 30, 2023

“I wish my husband was more like you.” -- This is the most dangerous sentence I have heard (in one form or another) multiple times throughout my ministry.

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R.C. Sproul: Zeal Without Knowledge

R.C. Sproul - August 29, 2023

Many people are surprised, and some are shocked, when they hear of my involvement in the charismatic movement years ago.

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The 3 Intangibles of Effective Leaders

James Emery White - August 28, 2023

The older I get and the longer I lead, the more I become convinced that what sets the most effective leaders apart is intangible.

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Seriously: You Should Love God’s Wrath

Stephen Altrogge - August 28, 2023

The simple truth is that we don’t like to talk about God’s wrath. It makes us moderately uncomfortable. We prefer to talk about how God is loving, kind, and merciful, all of which are gloriously true. The wrath of God is just as glorious as his love and mercy.

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10 Traits of Post-Pandemic Churches With Growing In-Person Attendance

Brian Dodd - August 27, 2023

Here are 10 traits of post-pandemic churches with growing in-person attendance I have gleaned from incredible leaders.

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To Learn Well, Leaders Need To Be Proficient at Unlearning

Dr. James Scott, Jr. - August 27, 2023

Unlearning false narratives when they’re discovered is important, especially for leaders.

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