Many large churches and the pastors who oversee them have become models for “doing church.” And why not? Often these leaders have grown their congregations from a handful of dedicated followers into megachurches filled with megaministries and megastaffs to run it all. But beware, not all “successful” churches are worth modeling. Unfortunately, some have devolved […]
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Studying for my sermon is one of my favorite ministry tasks. That doesn’t mean it’s easy or there aren’t times I wish I was doing something else. But I do genuinely enjoy it. One of the chief reasons is it affords me to study God’s Word in-depth for a concentrated season with tools like
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Everyone wants talented men and women on the teams they lead. I know I do. Frankly, I want more than merely talented individuals, I want über-gifted, mediocrity-defying, shake-my-head-at-their-ability kind of folk working alongside me. I want a team of people who so often leave me in awe of their skill sets that I cannot help
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