By Charles Stone on Aug 17, 2022
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“Two things you can’t avoid in ministry are…people late to the service and … church critics.” In this short post, I suggest 10 ways to handle the church critic.
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By Carey Nieuwhof on Sep 8, 2023
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Obviously, some leaders have emotional or sexual affairs with people to whom they are not married. As heartbreaking, future-altering and faith-shattering as those affairs can be, there’s another kind of affair you’re actually far more likely to have.
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By John Gilman Ii on Jun 21, 2024
It’s tempting to waive the white flag, to throw your hands up in surrender, to the summer slump. Many churches simply resign their efforts and re-appropriate them in the fall. First on the chopping block of suspended ministries are groups.
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By Glenn Packiam on Jul 7, 2023
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Small groups are a perfect example of how pastors may learn from researchers. At many church conferences, pastors speak confidently of their latest, greatest small group model, sure that it is the new breakthrough in discipleship.
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By Bill Couchenour on Jan 25, 2024
Church health is shaped less by charisma and more by character, relationships, and adaptive leadership in hinge moments of history.
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By Charles Stone on Jun 23, 2023
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When I was in seminary Church Growth 101 was a required course. I took interest in the whole field and became a student of church growth.
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