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Most pastors spend so much time working on the congregations agenda that they seldom achieve anything close to what they feel good about at the end of ministry. So, here are a few

The story of Moses and Jethro can help us understand the role of leadership and the importance of relationships. In this text Jethro bluntly tells Moses that his leadership style stinks -"What you

One of the major ways to convey the gospel is through the use of personal stories in worship to support the theme for that day. Nothing is as powerful as personal story. 1.

I just finished reading a draft to endorse George Barna's new book Rechurching the Unchurched. Not the best title, but one that aptly describes the book. It has some very interesting facts drawn

The following are my thoughts on a small section of Chuck Smith's book, The End of The World....As We Know It (Waterbrook Press, 2001). I wholeheartedly recommend this book. Modernity had a way

Congregations have four levels of maturity - okay, good, quality, and excellence. As the church grows in numbers, it must also grow in its maturity. People expect more the larger a church becomes,