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10 Steps to Setting Life Goals

Mark Batterson - December 27, 2011

Instead of letting things happen, goals help us make things happen. Instead of living out of memory, goals help us live out of imagination.

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7 Things Every Leader Should Do in the New Year

Phil Cooke - December 26, 2011

Phil Cooke: "Use the coming year to rethink your priorities, cut away the junk, and get back to the heart of your ministry."

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Top 11 Features of 2011 on churchleaders.com

Brian Orme - December 23, 2011

Check out our year-end list of best feature articles on churchleaders.com in 2011.

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I’m Not a Christian But I’m Coming to Your Church This Sunday

Thomas Weaver - December 21, 2011

I’m not a Christian, but I’ve finally made the decision to come to your church this Sunday. Here's what you need to know about me.

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10 Secrets Many Senior Pastors Keep

Ron Edmondson - December 20, 2011

Are you honest enough to agree with any of these secrets pastors keep in the ministry?

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Humble Bosses are Good Bosses, Study Shows

Toni Ridgaway - December 20, 2011

A study published in the Academy of Management Journal shows that leaders who show humility are more well-liked and make better bosses.

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Why Christopher Hitchens Might Be in Heaven

Russell Moore - December 19, 2011

Many Christians today are sadly remarking on what it is like for Christopher Hitchens to be now opening his eyes in hell. We might be wrong.

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Thousands Rally in Texas Over Public Nativity Scene

Toni Ridgaway - December 19, 2011

A nativity scene in front of a Texas courthouse was saved by a rally of more than 5,000 people this past Saturday.

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What Is a Missional Community?

Neil Cole - December 18, 2011

Remove a single leg from this three-legged stool and it all collapses.

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10 (Unexpected) Church Trends to Surface by 2020

Sam Rainer - December 16, 2011

Sam Rainer: I believe these trends are critical for leaders to know as they lead their churches to advance God’s kingdom in the coming decade.

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Christopher Hitchens is Dead at 62

Toni Ridgaway - December 16, 2011

Christopher Hitchens, outspoken atheist and author, died Thursday of complications from esophageal cancer.

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Do Pastors Really Hate the Ministry?

Ed Stetzer - December 15, 2011

Ed Stetzer shares insights from a new study that reveals what pastors really think about the ministry.

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Military Hospital Policy Disallows Bibles

Toni Ridgaway - December 13, 2011

No Bibles in a hospital? Christians and even lawmakers investigate a new policy by a leading Washington D.C. military medical center.

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Greg Surratt: 4 Prayers I Pray Before Flying

Greg Surratt - December 12, 2011

Prayer #1: Lord, please let there be no one in the seat next to me.

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Death by Ministry

Eugene Cho - December 11, 2011

Is pastoral ministry a dangerous profession? Eugene Cho shares the facts.

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NYC Pastors Continue Fight to Worship in Public Schools

Toni Ridgaway - December 9, 2011

More than 100 church leaders and legislators in New York City rallied at City Hall yesterday to get the city council to allow churches to worship in local public schools after hours.

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8 Reasons Why Some Churches Never Grow

Perry Noble - December 9, 2011

Perry Noble: "Too many times, we become so concerned with offending people that we actually offend Jesus."

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Virginia Tech Locked Down After Shooting

Toni Ridgaway - December 8, 2011

Virginia Tech University is on lockdown after the shooting deaths of a police officer and another individual on campus earlier today.

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3 Essentials for Long-Term Leadership Growth

Ron Edmondson - December 7, 2011

Great relationships are driven by vision, grounded by values, and driven by passion.

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What Were the Real Sins of Sodom?

Stephen Altrogge - December 7, 2011

Stephen Altrogge: "I have friends who are gay. I love them, and I want to make sure that I represent the Bible fairly to them."

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

Dale Chamberlain - April 25, 2024

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.”

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