The NEXT Church Planting Network is hosting a conference late this summer that every church planter needs to attend. This no-holds-barred, …
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17 Tips for Staying Productive In Ministry
Pastors, we tend to share a lot throughout the year. Some of you are preparing two or three messages and presentations every week. When you repeat that process 52 times in a year, life gets exhausting. How do you stay motivated to keep going?
Let me share with you how I've managed to motivate myself. Here are …
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Forget Church Growth, Aim for Church Health
When I wrote The Purpose Driven Church, I predicted that church health – not church growth – would be the primary concern of the 21st Century church. I believe that prediction is proving itself true.
The New Testament says a lot about the health of the church. Consider just a few verses:
“As each part does …
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NEXT Church Planting Network Is Giving Away $10,000
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Open Thread: At the Movies Sermon Series, 2013 Edition
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Summer tends to be a time when churches slow down and brace for the "summer slump." But some churches press forward and capitalize on the …
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Favorite Tweets from the Week
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17 Tips for Staying Productive In Ministry
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Pastors, we tend to share a lot throughout the year. Some of you are preparing two or three messages and presentations every week. When you …
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10 Ways To Show Love To Pastors And Church Leaders
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For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for His name in serving the saints. – Hebrews …
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Free eBook – Say No to Discipleship?!?
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It sounds crazy, right? Say no to discipleship? But what if the way we have typically done “discipleship” is not the way Jesus intended …
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Give Your Servant’s Heart A Workout
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If you lead a small group study, you have a servant's heart. As a group leader, your desire is to develop this same heart in the members of …
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Pastor Kerry Shook Interviews Nick Vujicic
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Watch and listen as Pastor Kerry Shook, from Fellowship of the Woodlands, interviews Nick Vujicic, a man born without arms or legs. You are …
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Pastors and Their Passion
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A passionless pastor cannot lead people towards a better future. A passionless pastor will not move people with his preaching. A passionless …
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10 Things I Miss About Being a Pastor
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For ten years of my life I was a preaching pastor at a church I helped plant with my good buddy Rick Long (Grace Church of Arvada.) This …
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