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- 1. Handling Difficult People With Grace
- ... r with the despicable Grinch! Yet, as I questioned difficult relationships, the Holy Spirit recently reminded me that Jesus chose Judas to be one of His disciples, even though He knew Judas would betr ...
- Created on 01 October 2021
- 2. Understand This Biblical Principle to Change the Way You Relate to Others at Home and Work
- We would all agree: People are different. God has uniquely created us with specific personalities and endows us with particular gifts as we come to know Him. That sounds easy in principle, says Dr. John ...
- Created on 04 August 2021
- 3. Rick Warren: When Fear Gets in the Way of Your Ministry Relationships ...
- Relationships are at the heart of every effective ministry. Whether they are with your spouse, your family, your staff, your church or your community, you can't lead well without having good relationships ...
- Created on 28 April 2021
- 4. Why We Must Not Allow Emotions to Steer Us
- Choices are more powerful than feelings, and Jesus demonstrates this when teaching His disciples. The Gospel of Luke records Jesus discussing the cost of discipleship (see Luke 14:25-33). If you read ...
- Created on 12 April 2021
- 5. 4 Keys to Understanding Eternal Relationship God's Way
- If I shut my eyes for just a moment, I can see myself back at that one moment 25 years ago. It was the fall of 1996, my freshman year of college. I was sitting at a small desk in my dorm room. The previous ...
- Created on 09 April 2021
- 6. Why Dr. John Townsend Says Not to Model Your Leadership Style After This Superhero
- ... e Fuel: Fill Up Your Tank for Life, Love and Leadership, Townsend discusses this and other qualities that will help leaders and others have positive relationships with others that move them into the live ...
- Created on 28 December 2020
- 7. How to Prepare Your Church to Become Ethnically Diverse
- ... an do something. In fact, if pastors started doing these four items, then many strides could be made towards cultural and racial diversity in our churches: — Individual relationships. You should intenti ...
- Created on 10 December 2020
- 8. Why We Must Put Our Faith Into Action
- Can God create a pure heart? Yes. But can He do it without the cooperation of the believer? Not really. "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me" (Ps. 51:10). King David ...
- Created on 25 November 2020
- 9. Are We Expected to Be Thankful for the 'Problem People' in Our Lives?
- Every church has them. In fact, every person probably has at least one. "Problem people," I call them. It's hard to be grateful for them, but Paul told us to be thankful in all circumstances (Eph. 5:20; ...
- Created on 24 November 2020
- 10. 10 Signs You're a 'People-Pleaser' Church Leader
- I suspect most of us struggle at times with wanting affirmation from others—even to the extent of being a "people pleaser." I'm not sure, though, we always recognize our tendencies. Here are some ways ...
- Created on 13 November 2020
- 11. How to Rediscover the Lost Art of Mutual Respect
- "We're living the Bible when we live our values." – Dina Dwyer-Owens Mutual respect. It's when two people show respect for each other. Respect is defined as the process of honoring someone by exhibiting ...
- Created on 18 June 2020
- 12. Why This Trait Is Essential If You Plan to Become a Kingdom Leader
- You will know the name Jimmy Doolittle. He flew bi-planes in World War I for the United States, and then barn-stormed throughout the 1920s, thrilling audiences by taking risks you would not believe. ...
- Created on 12 May 2020
- 13. 3 Things Your Minister's Wife Probably Won't Tell You
- I count it as one of my biggest "minister's wife failures." I was on the phone with a woman who attended our church, fielding her latest complaints about my husband. I can't recall exactly what the criticism ...
- Created on 29 April 2020
- 14. How God Led This Spirit-Filled Educator to His Calling in a Graveyard
- ... has felt particularly motivated in are the marketing of the school and the upgrading of some of our facilities. I expect him to have great success building relationships with people who have an interest ...
- Created on 21 April 2020
- 15. Does Your Church Struggle With Toxic Monogamy?
- ... relationships can be described by an emerging term, "toxic monogamy." What Toxic Monogamy Looks Like References to "toxic monogamy culture" began appearing online in 2017. In short, toxic monogamy describ ...
- Created on 15 April 2020
- 16. Remind Yourself of This Biblical Truth When Feeling Lonely
- Loneliness is simply feeling as if no one sincerely cares about you or is interested in your life beyond surface interactions. It is assuming that nobody desires to listen to your thoughts or quietly understand ...
- Created on 02 April 2020
- 17. How Pastors Can Learn and Remember People's Names
- "[The shepherd] calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out" (John 10:3). The evangelist had held a revival in my church one year earlier, just before I arrived as the new pastor, and it had gone ...
- Created on 27 March 2020
- 18. 7 Essentials to Facilitate a Church Merger
- I am a fan of church mergers. It takes kingdom-minded people to be willing to humble themselves and carry through with the blending of two separate churches. I am always impressed with the people involved. ...
- Created on 20 February 2020
- 19. Yes, You Can Reach Millennials—Here's How
- The Millennials. They are the young fathers and mothers who you want to reach. They are the young couples you want to mentor. They are the up-and-coming leaders you want to invest in. Millennials ...
- Created on 06 February 2020
- 20. Why You Should Consider Co-Workers as Fellow Church Members
- "What if when you were building your business, you were actually building the church?" —Lonnie Gienger Ecclesia: It's defined as a political or civic assembly of citizens in ancient Greece. The word ...
- Created on 03 February 2020
