Tag: church leadership
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2020 Year In Review
2020 was quite the year. I learned so much about what it really means to pastor a local church, and I am humbled by all the connections I have had the privilege of making. I have come to love the bride of Christ more deeply than I can describe, and I have come to understand…
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Pastors Are Overseers, Not Overlords
We are going to spend some more time in Acts 20. The detail we will consider is one that we have already considered in this study, but I want to spend some more time considering it because it is what we see in chapter seven of Elders in the Life of the Church. We will…
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The Pilgrim’s Relevancy Book XII: Political Attrocities
From that place in the street, they saw another city that was merged with this one. Its name was Religion and there was a man with a megaphone standing behind a self-made podium giving a speech. He stood tall almost on the border, but he was inside the limits of Power yelling into Religion. _______________ Book…
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Does God promise success?
If you are like me, then church growth matters to you. The success of the church and its ministries matters and my heart is so burdened for the people around us. I know that there are plenty of resources to help with church growth and outreach, but I was curious about just how many books…
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Am I Qualified for Ministry?
No matter who we are or where we are serving, it seems that any good minister under Jesus Christ asks this question. There are those who expect too much of a minister or someone who has taken a leadership role in the church, and there are those who expect too less. I want to…
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Trusting in Tongues
This last week, Good Hope Baptist Church in Wake Forest, NC held a human scheduled revival in which we prayed for God to move. Though I am not sure the true benefit of having a human scheduled revival, I am sure that asking God to come and to move has powerful consequences, even if we…