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Category Archives: Congregational Life
Healing Spiritual Wounds: a great resource for pastoral ministry
Do you have people in your congregation who have been wounded by the church? Rev. Carol Howard Merritt, author of Healing Spiritual Wounds, knows the territory of church intimately. She knows both the pain and the gift of it. Merritt …
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Pastors, here’s how to help your leaders grow
Are your leaders growing? It’s critical to help them develop, and to develop your relationship with them.. You can’t do the ministry without them. Here are three ways to work on it. Spend time with them. Touch base with them …
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Who’s supporting you?
Are you ready? This year is coming at us, seemingly faster than most. It feels like everyone is on overdrive and there’s this consistent push to react and reply. So how do we, as ministry leaders, turn away from that …
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Why some pastors are better leaders than others
It’s no secret: some pastors do better than others. They enjoy ministry more, their churches seem to thrive, whatever their size. So what does it take? Here’s my take on the four basic principles pastors can utilize to step up …
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Are you considering this…BEFORE you post?
Wow. Social media is crazy right now. And it reminds me of one key component that most people are bypassing. Before you spend ANY time (or any more time) on social media, whatever the platform, it’s important to think about …
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Lead like Moses: Dealing with Resistance
I’ve been thinking about Moses’ leadership. I love the Bible: It doesn’t tie things up into a neat little package. Moses’ story is not like a church leadership manual. No quick fixes – it takes 40 years! I was talking …
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Four Ways for Pastors to Build Relationships at Church
It’s common for pastors to be so busy and hurried that relationship building falls to the wayside. But if you keep it front and center, you’ll be amazed at how so many other pieces fall into place. To break it …
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Five signs you don’t take a church conflict seriously enough
It’s possible to take church conflict too seriously – or not seriously enough. In some church conflicts, it is vital for the pastor and other key leaders to take a stand and say, in essence, “You can’t act like that …
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Are you too generous at church?
Is it possible to be too generous? I think so. Church leaders can be too generous with their money, their time, and their forgiveness, in ways that are not good for them or the people they are being “generous” with. …
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What is your purpose this Advent?
It’s not too late to consider your purpose at church this Advent. At this point you may say, “to survive.” Or, “I don’t have time to think about my purpose! We have to finish the budget, or I have to …
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