By Ben Mandrell
“What are you afraid of?” Recently, I threw that question at my four elementary school-aged kids. As they devoured their morning oatmeal, I took inventory of their most menacing fears. The results were as follows:
1. The dark
2. Getting an “F” on a test
3. Being ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
Developing Leaders by Mark Miller at Great Leaders Serve
"Time with emerging leaders is an investment in the future. If you will be intentional, their impact will outlive you."
10 Books to Read This Summer by Trevin Wax at Kingdom People
"All of these are excellent, and you ...
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Growing Leaders: Reproducing Your Culture –
Ron Edmondson, senior pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky., discusses a church's role in creating a reproducing culture and multiplying your leaders.
This video is courtesy of Ministry Grid, a revolutionary, new platform for training church leaders. It’s simple ...
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3 Challenges of Being a Pastor’s Wife –
Ministry can be hard on families. The constant burden of loving and leading a local church is taxing, and the pressure a pastor feels inevitably impacts his wife. In recent years, my wife has frequently facilitated groups for pastor's wives. As she has interacted with them, she ...
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7 Lessons for Leading a Growing Church –
By Derwin Gray
Church leaders, I want to share with you some insights and suggestions that will encourage you in both your ministry and personal life. Whether you serve in outreach, on a worship team, kid’s ministry, or as a pastor, I want to invest in you, so that you may ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
How to Manage Someone Who Rubs You the Wrong Way by Kevin Daum
"We may not become best friends, but we can usually get to a place of trust and respect that allows us to work toward the common goal of success for the company."
Church Staff and the Minion Treatment by Brian ...
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3 Ways to Battle the Frustration of Sanctification –
In 2003, I was closing up my third semester of Hebrew at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Ala., and frankly, I was glad to be done. I had worn my fingertips raw on notecards and parsed enough verbs (I thought) for a lifetime.
One day, as the semester was getting close to the ...
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