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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
By SermonCentral .com on Mar 8, 2021
Does your church have a mission statement? Could most of the people in your church repeat it? If the answer is ‘no’, I have one word for you. Relax.
Tags: Preaching, Mission Statement, preaching
By Jonathan Herron on Jan 12, 2022
What do you do if you’re a frustrated support staff member of a visionless church? Do you try to change things from within?
Tags: Church and change, church planting, Church Death, pastoral leadership
By Karl Vaters on Aug 23, 2023
If you’re pastoring a church that has or is turning around, here's some great news - and possibly your greatest challenge.
Scripture: Revelation 21:5
Tags: leadership, renewal, patience, Church Health, Leadership (view more) (view less)
By Karl Vaters on Apr 18, 2022
Jesus knows what happened and didn’t happen in church last Sunday.
Tags: Depression, Marriage Faithfulness, Church Attendance, God's perspective, e, church attendance (view more) (view less)
By Carey Nieuwhof on Sep 27, 2023
When you’re a church leader, you feel a lot of pressure.
Tags: focus, Simplicity, Church Body of Christ, ministry philosophy
By Carey Nieuwhof on Sep 29, 2023
As harsh as it sounds, here’s the truth: if a leader doesn’t buy you, they’ll rarely buy your idea.
Tags: Leadership, Humility, leadership, Influence, competence (view more) (view less)
By Joe Hoagland on Apr 9, 2022
What if I told you there is one main thing you can improve to make people want to come back time and time again.
Tags: preaching, Preaching, illustration, Time of Reflection, sermon prep, Sermon Prep (view more) (view less)
By Randy Alcorn on Sep 30, 2022
"Just as we should be intentional about what we post, we should also be intentional about how we process what others are posting."
Tags: social media, Rejoice with others, Covetousness, Competition, caution (view more) (view less)
By Carey Nieuwhof on Jul 1, 2024
Here’s the sad truth: when your calendar is out of control, so are you. And so is your life.
Tags: pastoral leadership, Busyness, Time Management, productivity, Personal Life, Balanced Life, Workplace Balance, Schedule (view more) (view less)
By Randy Alcorn on Mar 29, 2024
The pain was great, but God’s grace rose to the occasion. Despite his heartbreak, Spafford could say without pretense, “It is well with my soul.”
Scripture: Psalm 31:7, John 14:27, Isaiah 66:12-14
Tags: coping with loss, Resting in Christ, Pain, pain, Trusting God, Grief, Loss, God's peace, Glorious Future (view more) (view less)
By Lance Witt on Nov 10, 2023
It is going to happen. Take it to the bank. You can count on it. Someone on your team or in your organization will have a disastrous moral failure. So how do your prepare?
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:12
Tags: leadership, conflict management, Leadership, Pastoral Ministry, disasters, church ministry, Leadership Failure, Moral failure, Church Crisis (view more) (view less)
By Ron Edmondson on Apr 7, 2021
My heart is for leaders. I have been in leadership roles for over three decades now. I’ve led large and small teams. Through my ministry I’ve worked with hundreds of leaders. A mentor of mine always reminds me the success of whatever is being led always reflects back to leadership.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:10
Tags: leadership, success, Influence, trusting, Leadership (view more) (view less)
By SermonCentral .com on Sep 9, 2023
If you've ever taken your kids to McDonald's, then this illustration is right up your alley.
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37, 1 Chronicles 29:1-9
Tags: Giving, Tithe, Give, Tithes, amount (view more) (view less)
By Philip Ryken on Sep 3, 2021
John Calvin, the great reformer, is an excellent model if you're looking to develop your preaching skills.
Scripture: Acts 27:13-26
Tags: john calvin, preaching skill, Pastor, Preaching, pastor, Scholar (view more) (view less)
By Lance Witt on Jul 27, 2023
You don’t have to be running at an insane pace to be running on empty. I think the primary issue here isn’t the size of your ministry or the pace of your ministry. The PRIMARY issue has to do with the health of your soul (your interior life).
Scripture: Proverbs 14:8, Exodus 33:14-15, Jeremiah 6:16
Tags: Wisdom, Rest, endurance with joy, spiritual leadership, entering God's rest (view more) (view less)
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