By Carey Nieuwhof on Dec 15, 2025
You may think it’s far too early to start thinking about Christmas, but think again. Whenever I’ve shared these ideas about Christmas, people say “Hey, I wish you’d talked about this earlier.” So we are.
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By Charles Stone on Nov 29, 2023
Quitters never win and winners never quit was drilled into my mind at an early age. I believed it. I practiced it. I lived it. I only quit one thing in my life before age 18, my high school football team. I quit because I sat on the bench 99.976% of the time. Since, then, however, I’ve questioned the veracity of that phrase, as catchy as it may sound.
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By David Mathis on Oct 7, 2022
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What does the Bible teach about the role and qualifications of elders?
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By Lance Witt on May 6, 2024
In a storm, it is helpful to have a plan, but it is even more important to have clear, decisive leadership in the midst of everything being blown apart.
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By Philip Holmes on May 4, 2021
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“The reason elders are so necessary,” says Sanchez, “is because they are the means by which our sovereign king chooses to shepherd his church to display his kingdom on earth in local churches as embassies of heaven, and also to proclaim the message of the gospel, calling all people everywhere to repent and believe and enter into the kingdom. Elders shepherd the flock of God among them, under the chief Shepherd. That’s why elders are important, because it is our ascended Lord’s chosen means by which he shepherds his church.”
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By Eugene Peterson on Jul 14, 2021
"I grew up in a culture that was very entertainment-centered. Pastors were really good storytellers, and they were attractive people, glamorous." –Eugene Peterson
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By Ron Edmondson on Aug 1, 2022
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One of the hardest things I do in ministry is interact with those who are no longer in ministry, but wish they were. They’ve been derailed. They messed up and either they got caught or the guilt got the best of them and they confessed. Watching this process over the years there appear to be some common reasons failure occurs. It doesn’t start at the failure. It starts months – and, perhaps years – prior. My hope is if we expose some of them we can catch a few people before it is too late.
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By Lance Witt on Nov 28, 2023
What are the makings of an exceptional team?
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By Brandon Cox on Jul 3, 2024
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Your body’s physical maturity typically peaks in early adulthood, but your spiritual maturity will keep growing even into eternity.
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By Karl Vaters on Jul 4, 2024
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A minister with a well-nourished soul may or may not have a big church, but they’ll always have a healthy ministry.
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By David Whiting on Dec 24, 2021
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Pastors and church leaders often receive anonymous comments, mysteriously appearing in the church office,the offering plate, or the “comments” section of the Sunday communication card.A few years ago, I stopped reading them. They don’t even get passed onto me. Asa church leader, I recommend that you do the same thing.
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By Thomas C. Brown on Jul 11, 2022
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Greater is the value of personal intimacy with God than busyness for him. Service must follow surrender and solitude.
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By SermonCentral .com on Feb 12, 2021
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Church members aren’t looking for super-pastors, they want basic pastoral competence, honesty and leadership. That’s what they ought to expect.
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