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First person: 6 habits that risk moral failure for pastors

July 27, 2024

Christian media expert Phil Cooke shares six habits that risk moral failure for pastors. “I’ve discovered a certain pattern of behavior from leaders who fail,” he writes.

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First person: Do church planters need more ‘early risk’ for later success?

July 1, 2024

Today, with so many networks out there that pay salary and set church planters up with insurance, mentoring advice and building expenses, much of the risk of launching a church has been eliminated. I’m wondering if that risk is needed.

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Planning a ‘short devotion’ at an event? Here’s some advice

March 10, 2024

The point of the devotion time is to slow everyone down, focus people’s thoughts in the right place, and start the event with our priorities in place. However, so many people completely miss the point of a devotion …

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Where do you start when hiring church communicators?

February 16, 2024

While missions, outreach, education and other ministries are important, churches have discovered they would have been in serious trouble during the COVID-19 lockdown without a communications or media team.

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Invited to speak on a panel? Here’s how to ‘maximize’ the moment

January 21, 2024

Panels are a common event at conferences and seminars today, and yet few people really know how to maximize the opportunity to speak on a panel. 

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Pastors, here are 5 ways to transform your preaching

January 20, 2024

Beyond the starting point of a preacher’s calling and personal commitment to Christ, there are also practical elements that every pastor should master.

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How your church can be a training ground for creative leaders

November 12, 2023

Whatever the size of your church, it’s time to start thinking of becoming a training center for creative people in your congregation.

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First person: 3 ways pastors can educate churches on war in Holy Land

November 7, 2023

A significant number of Christians don’t have an accurate context of Israel’s history and, as a result, don’t have a bigger picture of what’s happening.

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Rethinking the role of communications director at your church

August 3, 2023

I’ve been telling pastors that while outreaches like missions, education and children’s ministry are all important, during the pandemic it was the communication and media

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A secret church growth metric that’s hiding in plain sight

May 22, 2023

Whenever we talk about church growth, the first thing that comes to mind is attendance. How many people are showing up on a typical Sunday? And

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