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Check your fears

Gerald Griffin

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Biblical living

Can a woman be a pastor? “40 Questions About Women in Ministry” offers many answers

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Church leadership

For pastors: An antidote to cultural discouragement

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

Why pastors are especially prone to “Toxic Stress Load” and what to do about it

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

One thing church members have never asked me to do

Jim Denison, PhD

Church leadership

What to do when depression and ministry overlap

Mark Dance

Church leadership

What I learned as a parent that helped me as a minister (Or was it the other way around?)

Chris Elkins

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Church leadership

Do ministers ever retire? Can anyone?

Chris Elkins

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Church leadership

What to do when church members ghost your church

Mark Turman, DMin

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Church leadership

Should we be holy warriors or ambassadors of Christ?

Mark Turman, DMin

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Church leadership

Redeeming “the most wonderful time of the year”

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

How and why to pray for miracles

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

Pastor, you will be disappointed.

Mark Turman, DMin

A wooden sign points in three directions: this way, that way, and the other way—indicative of a pastor's search for their calling.

Church leadership

Pastor, what is your unique calling?

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

Three encouraging reminders for ministry in this moment: A July 4 reflection

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

How not to be intimidated by our culture: A response to Pride Month

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

Where can ministry couples get help?

Mark Dance

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Current events

How the church can weather oncoming political storms

Shane Bennett

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Church leadership

An Easter prayer for pastors

Mark Turman, DMin

Biblical living

How to be Christian in an anti-Christian culture

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Church leadership

A story I’ve never explored and five encouraging facts to embrace

Jim Denison, PhD

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Current events

The rise of profanity in the pulpit

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

Remember the assignment: “Go and make disciples”

Gerald Griffin

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Church leadership

Potential jurors who affirm biblical morality excluded from service: Why the gospel is no longer “good news” and how we can share it with transforming power

Jim Denison, PhD

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