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Openhanded: Matters of the Heart and the Bank Account

There are so many things that seem to beg for our resources. So what kind of mindset must we have if we are to not only be generous, but joyfully generous?

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.

How Are You Embracing Your Senior Years?

Being able to invest in the next generation of kingdom workers is a rare privilege, one I do not take for granted.

5 Keys to Reaching and Retaining Guests

How to grow your church in a post-COVID world

God Notices Faithfulness

Be encouraged. Know that you are as essential in the body of Christ as anyone else.

10 Ways Bad Leaders Look Good on the Surface

The paradoxical characteristics of the Best Bad Leaders

No One Is Ever Too Old to Be Used by God

No one is ever too old or to set in their ways that the Holy Spirit can’t change their hearts.

Preaching What You Practice

It’s hard to lead an evangelistic movement in your place of ministry when reaching out to the lost is something you tend to avoid.

When Evangelism Is Missing

What do we lose when a church stops being about reaching nonbelievers?

When Do You Know It’s Time to Resign?

The next church may be bigger and the pay may be higher, but the grass is never greener.