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Ministry Articles
The best articles related to Ministry.
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“To put it bluntly, a lot of pastors’ children hate the ministry. My team interviewed 20 pastors’ kids who are adults now. They provided some insights that were both inspiring and disturbing. Children with a pastor-parent can grow to hate the mini...
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When Good Pastors Get Fired
This past weekend I was watching the incredible movie Apollo 13. When it appeared the astronauts could die in space, the news media, who had chosen not to cover the scheduled moon landing, were now descending on the home of astronaut Jim Lov... -
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In the Digital Age, THIS Is Your Biggest Career Obstacle
There are plenty of temptations that surround us, and most have been around since the first human walked on the earth. While we all wrestle with pride, greed, lust, envy and the other “de...
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The Top Reason Organizations Lose Talented Young Leaders
Every church, business, nonprofit and athletic organization I know is looking to add talented young leaders. As I see it, the challenge is not acquiring young leaders. This generation is producing many of them. The challenge is keepi... -
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7 Warning Signs You're Making the WRONG Decision
Have you ever made a bad decision in leadership?
Of course, we all have. It is actually part of the way we grow as leaders. I’ve made many bad decisions in my leadership. Thankful... -
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How to Find Your Ministry Blind Spots
Have you ever experienced someone talking on speakerphone or face-timing in public? This has happened to me twice lately. In both cases not only was it distracting and rude to everyone around these people, but they were totally unaware of how obnoxio... -
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10 Encouraging Phrases Pastors NEED to Hear
It is a simple question. What do you hear from your church members that gives you the greatest encouragement? The responses from the pastors were amazingly similar. In fact, I was able to focus on 10 specific areas. Here are summary statements... -
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A Day Inside the Head of a Pastor
Ever feel like you’re two people? Or three? Sometimes when I reflect on who I am, I think I just swing from one end of the emotional spectrum to the other. I’m not talking about struggling with mental health issues or being bi-polar. I have fri... -
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Can You Build Your Career While Building the Kingdom?
This morning I happened to read one of my favorite Scriptures in the Bible: "For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption” (Read more → -
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It's Time to Stop Adding Ministries to Your Church
When you’re a church leader, you feel a lot of pressure. Almost every leader feels the pressure to do more, when the key to effectively accomplishing your mission is often doing less and doing it well. As Thom R... -
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How to Tell Where God Is Calling You Next
At Vanderbloemen Search Group, we have the privilege of working with many church leaders and church staff members who sense that God is moving them on from their current ministry context. That part is clear to them. But what is sometimes unclear is t... -
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Staying Power: Why Churches Need Long-Term Pastors
The vast majority of churches grow by layers, not by leaps. Step by step, family by family, person by person rather than jumping by hundreds at a time. Because this is true, momentum is strengthened by the longevity of the...
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Pastors, Let's Practice What We Preach
Youth ministry is draining. It can drain you to the point where you wonder, “Why am I still doing this?” That’s why it’s so important to practice what you preach to your students. To do this for the lon... -
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3 Reasons Leadership Needs Limits
Recently I was pursuing an opportunity that I was really excited about. Not only was it something that I would enjoy, but also it would enable me to be closer to my family and be helpful to the future of The 4Sight Gro... -
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Pastor, Here's How to Take a Stand on Controversial Issues
Tony Campolo once wrote a book he called 20 Hot Potatoes Christians Are Afraid to Touch. He had his own list, as I expect each of us could come up with ours. Controversial issues, particularly those involving political campaigns, certainl...