The Church, more than any entity, understands the ache of singleness, the longing for Christ’s return. As such, it should be a place for singles to serve and be served.
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Six Ways Churches Can Help Pastors Thrive
The statistics are sobering: Four out of five senior pastors expect conflict in their church. Most say being a pastor is overwhelming. Nearly half say the demands of ministry seem too much to handle. Yet churches can do much to ease pastors’ stress and encourage them to stay in ministry.
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3 Reasons People Leave Your Church
People leave a church for a host of reasons, but there are at least three factors the church can and should control to help people connect and stay.
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13 Things a Pastor Should Never Say to a Congregation
In addition to the obvious no-no’s, such as profanity, heresy, racism, sexism, and the like, no pastor should ever be heard to utter any of these 13 statements from the pulpit.
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23 Ways to Ask Your Kid ‘How Was Your Day at School?’ Without Asking ‘How Was Your Day at School?’
It may take a little more work, but there are some questions that can help open conversations with your kids and draw out responses that are more than “fine.”
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Making Friends, but Not Disciples
Something is amiss when we can “get to know” people well over a period of months and never talk about Jesus.
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