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When Speaking Truth in Love Isn’t Easy

Never deliver a difficult message fueled by emotion. Preparation, not emotion, is what will strengthen your courage and help you realize positive and productive results.

Lebanon Baptist Church: A Sweet Way to Serve

Churches seem to have an expectation that people need to come to us. We need to change that paradigm.

Brandon O’Brien’s Top Books on Small Church Ministry

Rather than being a subcategory of American ministry, the small church is the norm. If you take a longer and broader view, most churches throughout history and in most parts of the world are and always have been small.

Preaching Through Depression

Seasons of emotional darkness are no respecter of persons, but there is hope.

Pastors’ Most Challenging Counseling Issues

The most difficult issues according to pastors we asked on social media.

What Makes Young Leaders Want to Stay?

These eight motivating factors help contribute to an environment that creates investment and longevity.

4 Reasons to Plan Your Sermon Series in Advance

I've experienced several benefits from planning my upcoming sermon series months in advance.

Putting Money in Perspective

Money is neither everything nor nothing—it's a tool.

The Impact of Quiet Obedience

God does his greatest work through simple acts of obedience.

10 Ways to Recruit Workers in Your Church

These strategies will help you activate the gifts of the members of the body in your church.

The Key to Spiritual Growth

Obedience is the road to fruitfulness.