Recommended Resource: “DiscipleShift”
DiscipleShift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples by Jim Putman and […]
Recommended Resource: “DiscipleShift”
DiscipleShift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples by Jim Putman and […]
8 Reasons I Believe in Denominationalism
I’m a Southern Baptist. We’re hardly a perfect denomination, but I’m honored to be part of our team. […]
Episode 144: Denominational Involvement with Dr. Danny Akin
How Music Prepares the Environment for the Message
Picture this scenario: A worship leader at a youth rally plays an energetic song. After the song ends, […]
Recommended Resource: “The Church Revitalization Checklist”
The Church Revitalization Checklist: A Hopeful and Practical Guide for Leading Your Congregation to a Brighter […]
7 Reasons All of Us Pastors Need Great Friends in Our Church
It almost seems strange to me to write this post, for my early professors and mentors cautioned me […]
Episode 143: Friendship in Ministry with Dr. Danny Akin
10 Characteristics of Leaders Who Last
As a seminary professor, I work with young leaders. I have learned the most, though, from leaders who […]
Recommended Resource: “Decisional Preaching”
Decisional Preaching by Jim Shaddix “There is a famine in too much of today’s preaching when […]
12 Reasons I Affirm Bivocational Ministry
More and more pastors are beginning to embrace as their primary calling the role of bivocational minister. Some […]
Episode 142: Bi-vocational Ministry with Dr. Benjamin Quinn
7 Reasons Why Pastors Must Invest in A Few Young People – And How to Begin
I listened intensely today as I heard a great, mature preacher talk about the influence of his pastor […]
Recommended Resource – “40 Questions About The Great Commission”
40 Questions About The Great Commission by Daniel L. Akin, Benjamin L. Merkle, and George G. Robinson “The […]
A Simple Acronym for C.H.A.N.G.E.
As much as churches seem to stay the same it may be surprising that many pastors struggle to […]
Episode 141: Discipleship through Mentoring
8 Things to Remember When It Feels Like The Devil’s Winning
Sometimes it just feels like Satan’s winning the game. No matter how hard we want to believe otherwise, […]
Recommended Resource: “Jesus’s Final Week”
Jesus’s Final Week: From Triumphal Entry to Empty Tomb by William F. Cook III “Too often, we […]
7 Prayers My Pastoral Hero Prays Every Day
Tom Elliff is the most prayerful man I know, and he’s one of my pastoral heroes. He’s served […]
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