Dr. David Higle |
May 7, 2019 |
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Leadership that is Christian
Dr. Virginia Holeman |
April 17, 2019 |
Blog Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
Peacefulness through Prayer
Dr. Mark Rennaker |
April 3, 2019 |
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The Wesleyan Church was blessed with a second million-dollar grant from the Lilly Endowment.
Dave Higle |
March 15, 2019 |
Blog Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
A healthy pastor will seek to cultivate and maintain ongoing connection with others including other pastors.
Dave Higle |
March 15, 2019 |
Blog Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
Without empathy, we will be unable to relate effectively to those to whom we are called to love and minister.
Dave Higle |
March 15, 2019 |
Blog Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
Sometimes the best thing you can do for your spiritual life is to start exercising.
Dave Higle |
March 15, 2019 |
Blog Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
Taking action to provide for both our family and ourselves is an act of love, not a lack of faith
Dr. David Higle |
March 15, 2019 |
Blog Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
As a pastor, you know how important your emotional vitality is to ministry. Take 5 minutes to consider the following suggestions of how you can establish and maintain boundaries to protect your own emotional health and sense of well-being.
Dr. David Higle |
March 14, 2019 |
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Here are five suggestions that can help you stay ahead of the curve and position yourself for longevity in ministry.
Dave Higle |
March 14, 2019 |
Blog Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
Take 5 minutes to read and think about how God might be speaking to you right now.
Linda Gist |
February 26, 2019 |
Thriving Clergy Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
Friendship with God
David B. Lewis |
February 12, 2019 |
Blog Thriving Clergy Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
Living a healthy lifestyle requires physical activity.
Dr. David Higle |
February 4, 2019 |
Blog Thriving Clergy Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
The Emotionally Healthy Leader As a pastor, you know that leadership is much more than knowing solid management techniques or creating and casting vision. First and foremost, you lead out of who you are. Who you are will manifest itself in how you lead others. The...
David B. Lewis |
October 31, 2018 |
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Living a healthy lifestyle requires physical activity.
Linda Gist |
October 18, 2018 |
Thriving Clergy Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
Delighting in the Trinity- What is your Christian life like?
Dr. Virginia Holeman |
September 13, 2018 |
Thriving Clergy Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
What is a secret to strong relationships? In his book “The Relationship Cure,” relational researcher, John Gottman, suggests that we should be on the lookout for “bids for connection” and turn toward these bids whenever we can. What is a bid for connection? A...
Larry Moore |
July 31, 2018 |
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The Importance of Saving Money Saving money is an important part of your personal financial journey. In John Wesley’s message on money, his three main points were earn all you can, save all you can and give all you can. Unfortunately, many people are not saving these...
Chris Atkins |
June 20, 2018 |
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“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies” (the Apostle Paul, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20). God has created human...
Dr. Virginia Holeman |
June 6, 2018 |
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Neuroscientists affirm that we are “wired for connection” from birth. Infant brains develop best when caretakers are in sync—attuned—with babies’ physical, emotional, and relational needs. Obviously, no caretaker is in sync 100 percent of the time; caregivers provide...
Dave Higle |
May 23, 2018 |
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“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.” –Galileo Maintaining intellectual health is often a neglected part of pastoral well-being. Yet, Jesus included loving...
Dr. Virginia Holeman |
May 9, 2018 |
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How do you feel about the person you are with when you are all alone? This is when your capacity for self-loathing or self-liking reveals itself. The odds are good that you may experience either attitude about your “self” at one time or another. As a pastor,...
Bob Haymond |
April 24, 2018 |
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One of the hardest things for some pastors to think about is preparing for retirement. There are so many aspects to think about, it can boggle the mind. Yet, it is one of the most important life events many of us will ever experience from both a personal and...
Dave Higle |
April 10, 2018 |
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As Wesleyan pastors, we all know the scriptural truth that loving God and loving others is the central hallmark of the Christian spiritual life. But do we truly embrace this as the ultimate outcome of what it means to be Spirit-filled? As David Benner states,...
David Higle, PhD |
September 14, 2017 |
Thriving Clergy Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5
Pastors assist people to be faithful disciples of Jesus in the midst of a culture that is in need of redemption. But how can you as a pastor be best informed about the nature of that culture?