By Peter Walters on Sep 8, 2022
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We have a new family in our church with no church background at all. When I prepare to preach I think of them and go the extra mile to make my message as understandable and relatable as possible.
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By Carey Nieuwhof on May 10, 2024
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"I recently surveyed 1400 small and mid-sized church pastors to find out what they struggle with most as their church grows. They overwhelmingly identified developing leaders as their top challenge."
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By Don Ballard on Jul 25, 2024
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How can pastors apply Stephen Covey's principle, 'Begin With the End in Mind', to the area of preaching and teaching the Bible?
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By Rick Ezell on Nov 3, 2021
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You may be the most skilled preacher and your church may have excellent small groups or the best children’s ministry in the city, but your first-time guests will never know unless they make a second or third visit.
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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 Joe Mckeever on Jul 18, 2022
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When a pastor stands to preach, he never knows who is listening to him. And if his sermon is recorded or broadcast, he has no clue who will be hearing his words. He will do well to make sure he knows what he’s talking about.
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By Josh Reich on Oct 17, 2022
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8 questions to ask as you prepare to preach your next sermon.
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By Lance Witt on Sep 24, 2022
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“Everything worthwhile is uphill. Everything that is valuable, you have to work for. No one ever coasted their way to success. Most people have uphill hopes but have downhill habits.”
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By Peter Mead on Mar 5, 2021
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In the path of the preacher there are many landmines – hidden explosives that can do untold damage to your ministry. Whether you’ve been preaching for a couple of years or for half a century, why not take some time to prayerfully work through this list?
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By Thomas C. Brown on Jul 11, 2022
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| 13,209 views
Greater is the value of personal intimacy with God than busyness for him. Service must follow surrender and solitude.
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By Karl Vaters on Aug 31, 2022
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We're often told that small churches are failing at church growth. But sometimes church growth ideas are failing in smaller churches.
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By Brandon Kelley on Oct 31, 2022
"Sermon prep and sermon writing can be hard. Often times, it can even be painful. Anything seems better to be doing when we get stuck in a sermon prep and writing rut. But we all know that the work is worth it. The pain is worth it. The plodding is worth it."
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By Hal Seed on Nov 11, 2022
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I believe every pastor ought to be a prayer warrior.
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By Joe Hoagland on Jul 28, 2022
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People love to tell you that preaching is irrelevant in this day and age. But contrary to this kind of thinking, good preaching does remain important. In fact, preaching remains as important as it has ever been.
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By Lance Witt on Mar 11, 2021
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In my ministry Replenish, I am often asked “how do you know if a church is healthy”? What I know for sure is that the size of a church or it’s rate of growth or what happens on the platform in a weekend worship service is NOT a sure-fire indicator of health.
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