A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By Cathy Spangler Experts say that the most easily-remembered of our five senses is smell. We forget many parts of a song days after we have heard, or even sung, it for the first time. In many cases, our recollection of the specifics of what we see starts to fade mere hours after an event. ... Continue Reading →
By Cathy Spangler “God has not given you a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind” (2 Tim. 1:7). Fear is a pretty built-in thing. We teach our kids to “fear” a hot stove or traffic. Fear protects us from danger sometimes; in other words, it’s quite often healthy to be afraid.... Continue Reading →
"Teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom" (Psalm 90:12). Time is a precious resource, and there often doesn't seem to be enough of it. But the truth is, how you invest the minutes and hours you've been given demonstrates what's most important to you. For instance,... Continue Reading →
"I am convinced that NOTHING can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow - not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love" (Romans 8:38 NLT). There may be something on your mind - a... Continue Reading →
“Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.” (Acts 22:9 NRSV) Arrested and standing before a mob ready to lynch him, Paul relates the story of his conversion. It was the seminal moment of his life; quite literally (as well... Continue Reading →
“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for…” (Is. 40:1-2). Between chapter 39 and chapter 40 of Isaiah, we see a transition. Chapters 1-39 have been a warning to God’s people that they needed... Continue Reading →
By Dan Reiland Some of us will never have that great God-given talent to “move the masses,” but we can all improve our public communication skills to meet the need where God has placed us. It doesn’t matter if you speak to a room of fifty people or three thousand people, the foundational elements of... Continue Reading →
By Ed Stetzer This is the fifth and final blog post in a series regarding pastors developing healthy boundaries in their ministry. I’m sharing four key points in the process, thinking of them as four fence posts around a healthy ministry. I have already shared the first three “posts:” recognize your role in the church,... Continue Reading →
By Ed Stetzer This is the fourth blog post in a series (intro, fence post 1, fence post 2) regarding pastors developing healthy boundaries in their ministry. I’m sharing four key points in the process, thinking of them as four fence posts around a healthy ministry. I have already shared the first two “posts:” recognize... Continue Reading →
By Ed Stetzer In the introduction to this series, I talked about how your schedule is not the primary problem that leads to burn out, rather it was not setting healthy boundaries in your ministry. Last time, I said the first “post” in your ministry boundary fence is to recognize your role in the church.... Continue Reading →
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