7 Guiding Principles for Advancing Peace
Help a divided world meet in the middle
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Set Your Heart on What’s Important over What’s Urgent
Missed opportunities begin as exceptions, then become a habit, and the next thing we know, our children are gone and we wonder what we could have built into their lives if only we'd realized how important and fleeting our time with them was.
Allowing the Holy Spirit to Lead the Way
There are two great dangers in the life of a church leader: Leading from your own power and assuming its all up to God's power, rather than allowing the Holy Spirit to lead.
Creating a Culture That Encourages Empowerment Without Entitlement
How do you create a culture of entitlement without fueling entitlement?
Michelle Sanchez: Start With Sabbath Rest
Forming a regular practice of resting in Christ is vital to our spiritual health and flourishing.
What if Evangelism Isn’t Your Gift?
Encouragement for when you do not feel like you can share your faith.
Praying for Our Personal Needs
Bread was, when Jesus first gave us this way to pray, the staple of life. The very basic element of every meal. And yet even this, Jesus reminds us, we cannot really provide for ourselves. And though we might have bread in our pantry today, praying for our personal needs is one of the means by which we pursue humility.
7 Church Growth Paradigms For Increasing Your Reach
You have to live in the tension of change if you want to experience growth. Change is never popular with everyone, but when you resist it, you are resisting the opportunity to grow. Understanding church growth paradigms is key to overcoming resistance and fostering expansion.
Barna Study Finds Pastors Suffering Overall Pastor Health Decline
According to Barna, Pastors who havent thought about leaving ministry say 'the immense stress of the job' (34%), 'current political divisions' (32%) and feeling 'lonely and isolated' (18%) are factors that have negatively impacted their ability to lead at their church within the past year, highlighting a significant pastor health decline.
