Why Young People Are Delaying Marriage and What Churches Can Do About It
“He who finds a wife finds good and receives favour from the LORD.” – Proverbs 18:22, my translation. “O you poor, miserable fellow, ...
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How to Start a Marriage Ministry in Your Church
Couples in your church have needs. You want to help. How do you start a church marriage ministry that produces thriving relationships without ...
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Children’s Ministry is Far More than Babysitting
Sometime during my first week as a “pastor in training” of a small but growing church, the associate pastor approached me, holding a plastic ...
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Building Church Attendance That Endures
In their recent book, The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?, Jim Davis and Michael ...
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Cultivating a Culture of Thankfulness
Seasons come and seasons go, but the time to be thankful is always at hand (1 Thessalonians 5:18). As we enter a time of year where celebrations, ...
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Leading in Hospitality this Christmas Season
An epidemic of loneliness The Christmas season is a time for celebrating God coming to Earth to redeem fallen mankind, but for many, it is a time ...
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Being the Bad Guy
The church used to be recognised as a force for good, but this is changing rapidly. Christians are now often seen as the “bad guys”, losing both ...
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Pastoring Gen Z, the Smart Phone Generation
Generation Z, born between 1996 and 2010, face challenges their parents and grandparents never knew. While they have the greatest access to computer ...
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How Do I Not Get Lost and Lonely in My Husband’s Ministry?
God created us for relationship, but that doesn’t mean it comes easily. For many reasons, a pastor’s wife can feel lost and lonely in her ...
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Fostering a Church Culture for Foster Care
Our experience with foster care in our own family and encouraging and advocating for foster care and adoption in our church has taught us a few ways ...
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6 Conflict Resolution Principles for Pastors
Our aim as pastors and church leaders should not be “conflict avoidance” but “conflict resolution.” Here are a few things to keep in mind. ...
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Discipled By the Word or the World About Sex?
I eagerly answered the phone when I saw my pastor friend calling. After catching up for a minute, he got to why he had called: “My church is ...
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