Thrive In 5: Intellectual – Balancing Preaching Series For 2021
The beginning of a New Year is an ideal time to establish a preaching plan.
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Go towards the pain
What does it look like to go towards the pain? It looks like freedom, healing and resurrection. And, I believe, it looks a lot like Jesus.
Macro-discipleship: intentionally communicating Christ to others
How do we intentionally seek how, who, where and what to communicate as we make disciples?
Thrive In 5-The Practice of Emotional Wellness (Emotional)
How would you rate your emotional wellness?
Take the path of rethinking church
To walk this path requires more questions than answers, a high tolerance for uncertainty, a good measure of grit and—most of all—the willingness to die.
Train up a child in the way he should go
I tell you, children and youth ministry workers, you have a special ministry.
We are a kingdom people
2020 is drawing to a close. What will 2021 be like?
More than twinkling lights
As twinkling lights brighten the winding streets after dark, the idea of Christmas is alive and well in my city. However, the understanding of its true meaning is not.
Blue Christmas
Jesus shines in the darkness. Allow him to come into your pain and struggle and provide you with a hope that the darkness cannot overcome.
A good attitude leads to better communication
Why settle for turning over a new leaf, when you can renew your mind?
Discipling the Next Generation
How are you discipling the next generation at your church? Join us as we discuss this with The Wesleyan Church’s Director of NextGen Multiplication and Discipleship, Zach Coffin, and Anthony Smith from Mission House.
The myths of friendship evangelism
Followers of Jesus were never meant to lure in the fish only by inviting them to church.
A place for Jesus
Have I prepared a place for Jesus in my own heart?
Thrive In 5-Commitment (Relational)
Commitment is an essential quality of long-term relationships.
Discipling Across the Aisles
What does it mean to disciple people in the midst of a polarized nation? Let’s talk about it and then pray for our nation on Tuesday, November 10th at noon.
Thrive In 5-Be Still and Know
Be still and listen to the voice of your heavenly Father who loves you, who cares for you, and who knows your needs.
Bright future ahead
The post-COVID future can be bright because each of us can choose to make it so.
How earthquakes have changed our church
The physical foundation of Thomas and Sharon’s house was already intact, and now their spiritual one has started to change significantly.
Peacemaking in a polarized society
The conclusion of peacemaking is long and difficult, but acts of peacemaking are deceptively simple.
Thrive In 5-Vacations and Your Health
…now is a good time to be intentional and plan for strategic days off leading up to the holidays and then for an extended time away from ministry-work sometime in the new year.
Thriving Clergy: Pastorwell
“Sometimes pastors don’t avail themselves of things until there is a crisis; we’re trying to encourage pastors to be thinking ahead about what kinds of habits of mind and heart they can begin to make part of their life before there’s a crisis,”
Thrive Financial Spotlight: Florida District
This role is important, because—according to Styers—the problem with executing clergy care is not a lack of concern, but a lack of time on the part of district leaders. “We try our very best to not let people fall through the cracks…
May awe draw you forward
My fear of the responsibility of the call and my inadequacies lessened in comparison to my fear of displeasing the Lord.
Thrive In 5: Intellectual – Corralling Conspiracy Theories
“How can a pastor best lead during a time when we are awash in conspiracy theories that people often promote?”
