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- 1. This Simple Truth Will Calm Your Fears in the Coming Days
- I am not afraid; are you? I am certainly sobered and even surprised by the events of 2020, but I am not afraid. The reason that I am not afraid is because there is absolutely no fear in me. "For God ...
- Created on 09 July 2020
- 2. Rick Warren: How God Is Faithful When We Are Forgetful
- Have you ever noticed how forgetful people can be? They quickly forget all the ways others have helped them in the past, and they end up complaining later on. Children forget what their parents have ...
- Created on 08 July 2020
- 3. What Is Your Church's Vision for the Rest of 2020?
- "I think we've got it!" There we were, at a cabin in the mountains of north Georgia in the winter of 2019. We, the executive team of StartCHURCH, had been there for close to three days. The walls were ...
- Created on 07 July 2020
- 4. 6 Reasons Some Pastors Might Resign After COVID-19
- I have a lot of hope for the church these days. The COVID-19 crisis has forced us to look at ourselves and make some necessary decisions to move forward in today's chaos. On the other hand, I won't be ...
- Created on 02 July 2020
- 5. Spirit-Filled Pastor: 3 Ways to Deal With the Cancer of Hostility
- The shock and awe of the past several months have me wondering, How much more can the system handle? The turbulence has many of us doing an internal evaluation and asking, "What can I do?" While others ...
- Created on 15 June 2020
- 6. What the Protests Can Teach Us About Reopening Our Churches
- After being shut down for months due to COVID-19, our country is slowly beginning to reopen. Even though much of the nation is opening up again, we're still not operating at 100% capacity. Still, in ...
- Created on 10 June 2020
- 7. 12 Marks of Bad Church Websites
- When our church consulting teams hire "spies" to visit churches, we usually give them only the name and address of the church. We want them to see if the church has a website and if the website is actually ...
- Created on 03 June 2020
- 8. Rick Warren: Why Does God Allow Disappointments in Ministry?
- If you want to last in ministry, you need to learn how to deal with disappointment. The very nature of ministry makes you highly vulnerable to disappointment. Every leader must learn how to deal with ...
- Created on 03 June 2020
- 9. The Godly Lessons David Can Teach Us About Handling Trauma
- The word "trauma" lit up in my mind as I watched protests and riots in Minneapolis and all over the world in response to the tragic and senseless death of George Floyd. A few weeks ago, I heard this ...
- Created on 01 June 2020
- 10. 5 Reasons You Need to Get Back in the Church Attendance Habit
- The transition is moving forward. Every week, more churches are beginning the process and stages of opening the doors of the church facilities for in-person services. We are back. I get it. The church ...
- Created on 01 June 2020
- 11. How Has COVID-19 Affected Your Relationship With Christ?
- I have discovered a rich comfort in the Scriptures during the spring of 2020. Although the world has been shut down, the Word of God has been opened to me in a rare and exciting manner. I have not been ...
- Created on 28 May 2020
- 12. Reopening: How Church Leaders Must Prepare for What's Next
- Reopening churches should not be political, but it should be safe. After the president's announcement on May 22, many churches are in the process of reopening. Vanderbloemen's webinar with six church ...
- Created on 28 May 2020
- 13. Why We Don't Have to Settle for Death and Lack
- The year 2020 started with a plethora of messages about checking your spiritual vision. New Year's Resolutions full of hope for the year rang out across the world. Yet, in Wuhan, China, a city unknown ...
- Created on 26 May 2020
- 14. 11 Ministry Questions You Never Dreamed You Might Ask
- Today, I'm just thinking about questions I never thought I'd have to ask in ministry, such as: 1. What's the best way to do "drive-in" church? We would never have thought about this option when I started ...
- Created on 22 May 2020
- 15. Supreme Court to Decide if Pastors Must Abide by Anti-Discrimination Laws
- What happens when a faith community's decisions to designate leadership conflicts with the discrimination laws of the land? Two cases headed to the Supreme Court on May 11, 2020, which will help answer ...
- Created on 21 May 2020
- 16. How Your Church Can Be a Missional Force for the Kingdom
- Note: This is the second of a four-part series. In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the opportunity caused by this pandemic to be more missional in our churches and lives. What exactly does that mean? ...
- Created on 20 May 2020
- 17. Why Depression in Ministry Doesn't Have to End in Tragedy
- If you are in crisis, please call 800-273-8255 or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are not alone. I'll never forget the moment. I woke up in the middle of the night with severe chest pains. ...
- Created on 19 May 2020
- 18. Will People Come Back to Church After COVID-19 Is Over?
- A question I've been asked over and over again recently, and it's important, is whether or not people will come back to church after COVID-19. We've all heard that business will never be the same as ...
- Created on 15 May 2020
- 19. How Holy Spirit Will Help You Experience Joy Through COVID Chaos
- As a Bible teacher, a verse that has impacted my life greatly is found gently tucked away in the depths of the Book of Romans: "For whatever was previously written was written for our instruction, so ...
- Created on 14 May 2020
- 20. 8 Characteristics of Leaders Who Rebuild Well
- In the coming months and years, the world will be in rebuilding mode. We'll be rebuilding churches, communities and economies. Most importantly, we'll be rebuilding lives. Leadership is critical to ...
- Created on 14 May 2020
