- 1. 7 Everyday Ways You Can Encourage Your Flock
- The ability to encourage others is an essential skill for any leader. The desire to encourage others is an essential disposition of the heart for any leader. In fact, if encouragement is not a natural ...
- Created on 21 November 2019
- 2. Why We Should All Join Team Kanye West
- I am not a divider, but I diligently try to be a uniter. I refuse to be a critic, but I will always choose to be an encourager. I endeavor, especially on social media and in my writing, to be a voice of ...
- Created on 21 November 2019
- 3. Believers Refuse Jesus When They Refuse This Kingdom Virtue
- "Hope" is a four-letter word that often confounds. It is meant to encourage, but is certainly a challenge to embrace. Where does hope come from? Can hope be bought or sold? How can just four letters make ...
- Created on 17 October 2019
- 4. 7 Things to Do When Church Work Just Hurts
- It happens to all of us in ministry at some point. The work to which we know God has called us becomes painful. Sometimes it happens because we grieve the sin of others. At other times, it happens because ...
- Created on 23 September 2019
- 5. 49 Encouraging Things a Pastor Would Like to Hear
- ... a list of positive, encouraging things to say to pastors. We sent out a call for help on that, and here is the result. I'm praying for you. This was overwhelmingly the consensus for the No. 1 encourageme ...
- Created on 15 July 2019
- 6. How Worship Can Get You Through Your Discouragement
- What are you going through today? Are you facing a mountain that just won't move? That is where I am; I am facing an enormous, gargantuan disappointment, and I just can't seem to get around it. Generally, ...
- Created on 25 October 2018
- 7. The Secret to Joshua's Strength and Courage
- President Trump recently put tariffs on $34 billions of Chinese imports. The Chinese immediately responded with retaliatory tariffs for the same amount on U. S. soybeans, pork and electric vehicles. President ...
- Created on 17 July 2018
- 8. 9 Reasons Not to Give in to Your Monday Blues
- ... both their greatest joy and biggest challenge. I've heard dozens of people say they would pay any price for a good marriage. Churches provide classes and counseling, encouragement and exhortation, practical t ...
- Created on 25 June 2018
- 9. Why Every Mom Has a Chance to Change the World With Her Courage
- Mother's Day can be a hard holiday for many women whose arms ache to hold a baby or who long to be reunited with a child whose life has taken a drastic and wrong turn. This particular day, which celebrates ...
- Created on 10 May 2018
- 10. 3 Ways To Foster a Culture of Encouragement for Your Team ...
- As I look back on my life, I'm not sure where I'd be without the encouragement of others. I may never have written a song if a college professor had never saw something in me and spoken into my life. I m ...
- Created on 20 December 2016
- 11. 4 Promises From God to Remember When Ministry Gets Tough
- Ministry is not easy. It never has been nor will it ever be. Regardless of how you carry out God's calling in ministry, at times, you to go through difficulty. From the Voice of Experience Since my college ...
- Created on 17 October 2016
- 12. 7 Words of Wisdom for Church Planters
- While meeting with a potential church planter, some of the words of wisdom spoken to me over the years flooded my mind. I think they are valuable for all leaders, but especially my friends in ministry. ...
- Created on 10 August 2016
- 13. 7 Ways to Make Yourself Invaluable to a Team
- ... table. 5. Be an information hub. Be well-read and share what you learn. Information is king. Be the king of it. Without being obnoxious—of course. 6. Celebrate other people's success. Send notes or encour ...
- Created on 02 June 2016
- 14. If You Need Something to Revitalize Your Ministry, This Could Help
- A wonderful thing will happen to you when you have a new believer in your life: It will spiritually revive you. It is like going to Disneyland with adults versus going with children. Adults at Disneyland ...
- Created on 07 April 2016
- 15. 10 Big Words of Wisdom for Pastors
- Dear Pastors, I am one of you. For 39 years, I have served as a pastor of a local church. The last 29 of these years I have served the same church. Even though I began when I was very young, God was and ...
- Created on 03 December 2015
- 16. How to Help Your Youth Find Their Identity in Christ
- Youth pastors dream of youth groups filled with on-fire students. Some time ago in our ministry, it seemed we had one of those dream students. He attended every event and would call to see if he could ...
- Created on 15 July 2015
- 17. 7 Ways to Honor the Pastor’s Wife
- One of the toughest jobs in the church is that of being a pastor's wife. It has been called the loneliest job in the church. No doubt I have one of the best. Cheryl has a professional job as an accountant, ...
- Created on 29 April 2015
- 18. The Danger in Living for the Next Big Thing
- ... ile I value the ministry of encouragement, it seems like we are teaching people to embrace contentment only after the desires of their heart are granted. This is a dangerous way to live. If there is an ...
- Created on 27 April 2015