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Questions to Ask Before You Take an Associate Position
Recently a good friend asked whether he should take a position that’s been offered to him. As I took some time thinking about this, I considered this is his first foray into a church ministry staff position. Since he’s young, I wanted to give … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Ministry
Tagged budget, calling, career, church, doubt, expectations, family, Job, Leadership, ministry, pastor, positon, purpose, staff, supervisor, Vision, will of God, youth
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Obstacles In the Established Church – A Book Review
A New Book by Sam S. Rainer III Obstacles In the Established Church is that book most pastors wish they would have read years ago. Sam seeks to help those who lead the established local American Church get “unstuck” … Continue reading
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Tagged attack, battle, challenge, change, church, coach, comfort, consensus, criticism, culture, delegate, discussion, division, expectations, focus, health, Holy Spirit, humor, idea, imperfection, Jesus, leader, love, member, money, organization, organized, overcome, pain, pastor, people, prayer, preference, priorities, problems, Rainer, resist, Sam S. Rainer, Satan, spiritual gifts, strengths, tenure, timing, transformation, Value
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Transformed Episode #153 – Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader When it Comes to Money?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. 5th grade math … many of us have long since graduated from addition, subtraction, division and multiplication of three to seven digits. Using these skills, a 5th grader understands how to count their income, apply … Continue reading
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Tagged 5th grader, Bible, contentment, Debt, discontent, expectations, faith, finances, generosity, make disciples, math, poor, poverty, pray, riches, smarter, testing, tests, unfaithfulness, wealth
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The Book of Deuteronomy, The Book of Renewed Hope.
Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading