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January 19, 2018

What Happens When We Don’t Listen Well

I’ve said it before on this site: I’m not the best listener. In fact, I’ve written about ways I could listen better and lead better by listening. I’m learning in my struggle that not listening can cost me more than I should want to pay. When we don’t listen well . . .

January 18, 2018

01/18/18 Standing Around

READING: Genesis 41-43 “Why do you keep looking at each other?” Genesis 42:1 Let me start this devotion with a simple but true statement: sometimes, the…

January 18, 2018

12 Reasons People Stay in a Struggling Church

Yesterday, I published a post about why people leave a church. In our consulting work, we also often talk with people who are seriously frustrated with their church – but who stay there anyway. Here’s why.

January 17, 2018

01/17/18 Pleasing God

READING: Genesis 38-40 “So how could I do this immense evil, and how could I sin against God?” Genesis 39:9 How easy it would have…

January 17, 2018

12 Reasons People Leave a Local Church

Over the years of my ministry, I’ve talked to many people who chose to leave a church even though they still lived in the same area. Here are some of the primary reasons given for leaving (without commentary on the validity of each one).

January 16, 2018

01/16/18 Trusting God in Grief

READING: Genesis 34-37 “His brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him . . . to the Ishmaelites.” Genesis 37:28 Joseph’s brothers were…

January 16, 2018

3 Fears of A Young Minister

I’m in my first year of a paid ministry position. As a young minister, I’ve noticed fears that have crept into my life as I have stepped into ministry. I believe that by my exposing these fears to the gospel, the church can encourage and speak truth into young ministers like me. Here are three fears that I am battling in my first year as a minister:

January 15, 2018