It's a good sign when people in a local congregation see needs and want to meet them, see injustice and want to stop it, or see a good cause and want to support it. It's a sign that their eyes are open to the world around them. They're not simply going through the motions of life ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
How to Wed Scripture and Song in Corporate Worship by Walt Harrah
"As a worship leader and song writer, I am well aware of the constant pressure to “keep up” with the latest songs. But it’s the same kind of pressure I feel from coffee snobs. It’s the demand to stay ...
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6 Lessons I Learned as a Rookie Pastor –
by R.D. McClenagan
“What do you think of me as a human being?”
A few weeks into full-time pastoral ministry, this question was posed to me from a man in the middle of a counseling session. His eyes were full of tears and his face was facing the floor; he was looking to me for ...
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Pastors Seldom Preach About Domestic Violence - Lifeway Research
"A new survey from Lifeway Research found that most Protestant senior pastors say they know victims of domestic violence and believe stopping abuse is a pro-life issue. ...
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by Nathan A. Finn
For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, so that you may walk ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
Mental Illness Remains Taboo for Many Pastors by Bob Smietana (Lifeway Research)
"One in four Americans suffers from some kind of mental illness in any given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Many look to their church for spiritual guidance in times of ...
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