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25 Martin Luther King Quotes
There are so many tremendous Dr. Martin Luther King quotes. These are just 25 retweetable quotes that have stood out to me over the years. The post 25 Martin Luther King Quotes appeared first on...
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18 Ways to Ruin Your Reputation on Facebook
Facebook is a great way for you to build and maintain relationships with people both inside your church and in your community. Every time you post something, you risk ruining your reputation on...
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Do You Suffer From A Poverty of Time?
We live in a day of overload and overcommitment. Because of that, some now speak of the poverty of time: our inability to stop, to slow down, to process, reflect and sabbath. The post Do You Suffer...
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3 Reasons You Should Learn From Different People
Here's a question I’m working through about learning from different people: Does the breadth of your learning impact the depth of your learning? The post 3 Reasons You Should Learn From Different...
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5 Physical Ways Pastors Prepare for Sunday
What do you do to prepare for Sundays? What good preparation habits do you recognize in your preacher? The post 5 Physical Ways Pastors Prepare for Sunday appeared first on ChurchLeaders.
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6 Ways to Effective Preaching
This might be the most important principle for effective preaching I’ve learned. It led to my best sermons. The post 6 Ways to Effective Preaching appeared first on ChurchLeaders.
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How to Know Your Ministry Calling
A certain (uncomfortable) peace comes with following God’s call. It's one of the ways to know your ministry calling. The post How to Know Your Ministry Calling appeared first on ChurchLeaders.
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How to Get Speaking Engagements at Churches
If you're available for speaking engagements, public speaking events, organizations looking for speakers, engagements at schools, engagements at colleges, here are 8 strategies to set yourself in a...
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Pastoral Calling: What, Who, How and When
The only way for a pastor to avoid the many distractions of life and to remain steadfast throughout his life and ministry is to know what God has truly called the pastor to do. The post Pastoral...
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Jesus Never Told Us to Fill Church Buildings
Jesus didn’t tell us to “work really hard to gather people into large crowds to fill up your church buildings. Then I’ll know that you love me.” The post Jesus Never Told Us to Fill Church Buildings...
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Carey Nieuwhof: 7 Kinds of People You Can’t Afford to Keep
The people you are most afraid of losing are the people you most need to lose. Truthfully, you can’t afford to keep them. The post Carey Nieuwhof: 7 Kinds of People You Can’t Afford to Keep appeared...
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7 Skills for Effective Church Administration
I believe there are some helpful skills for those who want to lead in church administration to not only care for and disciple the people in the church now, but actually grow and be healthy at the same...
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Thabiti Anyabwile: What I Wish I Had Known About Preaching
Everyone has a mental list of “I wish I had knowns” in their life and that list only grows longer as one gets older. This is true for preaching as well. The post Thabiti Anyabwile: What I Wish I Had...
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Use Social Media Reinforcement After Your Sermon–And Before!
You spend countless hours preparing a sermon and then you get up to preach. You pour into the congregation for thirty minutes or more and then what? Social media reinforcement can help. The post Use...
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10 Insights on How to Recover From Burnout
Twelve years after my burnout, I have never felt better, never felt more alive, and never been more productive in my life. There is recovery from burnout! The post 10 Insights on How to Recover From...
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8 Principles in Seeking Spiritual Accountability
If you want accountability, you’ve got to take that responsibility on yourself. The post 8 Principles in Seeking Spiritual Accountability appeared first on ChurchLeaders.
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3 Reasons I Preach With a Table
I wanted to invite others to join me for a proverbial warm beverage and heartfelt conversation. With those things in mind, I decided that I would preach with a table and chair ongoing. The post 3...
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Every Good Leader Has a Leadership Vocabulary – Do You?
The best leaders I know are always learning.Part of my growth as a leader has been developing of a leadership vocabulary. The post Every Good Leader Has a Leadership Vocabulary – Do You? appeared...
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Give Thanks – It’s the Will of God
Guilt is a terrible motivation to give thanks, but we find ourselves using it often. Rather than hearing thankfulness as a command, perhaps we can hear it as an invitation. The post Give Thanks – It’s...
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4 Reasons NOT to Give Altar Calls
When altar calls are properly handled, lost people are asked to trust Christ as the only way to heaven. The issue is responding to Christ, not to you. The post 4 Reasons NOT to Give Altar Calls...
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Are You Waiting for Others to Solve Your Leadership Problem?
As a leader, you have experienced your fair share of subtle, secondary leadership problem pandemics. Which is the worst? The post Are You Waiting for Others to Solve Your Leadership Problem? appeared...
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How to Maximize Team Commitment
There are many things that will try to interfere with team commitment: frustration, boredom, weariness, doubt, opportunities, distractions, and the like. The post How to Maximize Team Commitment...
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How To Receive Criticism and Respond With Grace
Randy Alcorn: "I love this advice from Scott Sauls about how to receive criticism and respond with grace. There’s a lot of wisdom here." The post How To Receive Criticism and Respond With Grace...
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50% of Pastors Don’t Believe They Have Strong Preaching
You may never be as good as your strong preaching idol, but that’s not your calling or goal. Your goal is to be the best version of yourself. The post 50% of Pastors Don’t Believe They Have Strong...
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What is Your Supreme Value – Would You Let Donald Trump on Your Church...
The main issue for those leading the church is simple: What is our supreme value? Simply leading? Or the God we are following? The post What is Your Supreme Value – Would You Let Donald Trump on Your...
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You Can Do Better: 6 Leadership Lessons We All Need
Leading well is hard. There are often common threads - leadership lessons - among a majority of leaders with whom I interact. The post You Can Do Better: 6 Leadership Lessons We All Need appeared...
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EGR – Extra Grace Required?
The pastor asked his staff to be patient with such people, and referred to these unfortunates as EGR: Extra Grace Required. The difficult people in the church needed extra grace. The post EGR – Extra...
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How My Work as a Pastor Nearly Killed Me!
Consider Jesus, who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. The post How My Work as a Pastor Nearly Killed Me! appeared first on...
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3 Urgent Times to Confront Sin in Your Church
Not surprisingly, fewer and fewer church leaders are willing to go to confront sin with people who are living in open sin and confront them. Why? Do we lack the courage? Are we ignoring the biblical...
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How in the World Do You Change the Established Culture?
You've heard it said that "culture eats strategy for lunch?" That's especially true in churches. The post How in the World Do You Change the Established Culture? appeared first on ChurchLeaders.
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Pastor, Use This Checklist for Better Preaching
I am not the best preacher on the planet, but I am passionate about better preaching. Here are a few things that I have learned along the way and things that I am currently trying to implement. The...
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Use Ash Wednesday To Help You Prepare for Easter
Ash Wednesday is about preparation and the beginning of preparation at that. All of the Lenten season is focused upon preparation for Easter. No matter how we mark the day, whether with ashes on our...
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Share Your Sermons and Teaching on Amazon Alexa
StreamingChurchTV has a new concept that gives pastors and teachers a new platform for giving millions of people access to their sermons and teaching through Amazon Alexa devices. The post Share Your...
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How to Pastor and Befriend Creatives
At Sojourn, here's what we learned about each other, and about how to befriend creatives, pastor them, and mentor or live as a spouse with a Romantic/Originalist/Artist. The post How to Pastor and...
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10 Ways To Find Rest in Christ
How can we live with a conscience that is pacified by the blood of Christ? Christians, be persuaded to practice these steps to find rest. The post 10 Ways To Find Rest in Christ appeared first on...
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Pastor: Are You Asking the Right Questions?
What questions do we bring to the Lord? What questions do we bring to the scripture? The best answer waits upon asking the right question. The post Pastor: Are You Asking the Right Questions? appeared...
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A Gutsy Prayer for Men to Pray
They have a vibrant and consistent prayer life, even though you’ve never seen their private prayers. And you wish your relationship with God was more like theirs. That kind of prayer for men is...
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What Happens When God Speaks to You
God begins to come alive to you. In a very real and tangible way, God speaks to you. Now, when God speaks to you, I’m not talking about some new word from God. The post What Happens When God Speaks to...
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3 Keys To Overcome Leadership Development Failures
Leadership development fails because learning and training are often focused on the current role a person is playing rather than the role they will be playing in the future. The post 3 Keys To...
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Is Obedience to God Possible?
What if obedience to God didn't have to be like swimming upstream? The post Is Obedience to God Possible? appeared first on ChurchLeaders.
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Jesus Has a Radical Model of Ministry Training
In the work of making ministry training, success is difficult to measure: The best disciple-Maker in history invested three years in a group that looked like failures on the very same night he...
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Is It OK for Pastors To Drink?
Jesus turned water into wine—so does that give the green light to pastors to drink alcohol? The post Is It OK for Pastors To Drink? appeared first on ChurchLeaders.
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Five Kinds of Thinkers Every Pastor Must Know
There are five types of thinkers. Once I know how a guy thinks, I can better challenge him to think through an issue and make a good decision. The post Five Kinds of Thinkers Every Pastor Must Know...
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6 Reasons Pastors Want To Quit on Mondays
Not every pastor wants to quit all the time, but from time to time, discouragement sets in, and often it’s hard for pastors to find a safe, anonymous place to talk about it. I took an informal poll...
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8 Dangerous Pastors Who Will Destroy Your Church
You’re on your church’s pastor search committee? Good for you. It’s a difficult task, one that can make or break your church for a long time to come. But this can be one of the finest services you...
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6 Traits of a Biblically Faithful Preacher
God has called preachers to be faithful rather than successful, so how can we be sure we are staying true to the call? The post 6 Traits of a Biblically Faithful Preacher appeared first on...
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4 Questions to Ask Before You Preach
Perry Noble shares four important questions to ask before you kick off your next message. The post 4 Questions to Ask Before You Preach appeared first on ChurchLeaders.
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Use a Sermon Outline to Sharpen Your Preaching
When it comes to delivering a powerful sermon, having a well-structured outline is essential. A sermon outline serves as a roadmap, guiding both the preacher and the audience through the message. The...
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How to Craft an Effective Altar Call
An altar call can vary in format and content, but its purpose remains the same - to invite individuals to make a public commitment or respond to God's call. The post How to Craft an Effective Altar...
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What Does the Bible Say About Exercise?
Explore what the Bible says about exercise and physical health within a Christian context. Discover the spiritual insights and practical guidance on maintaining a balanced and God-honoring approach to...
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