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Christmas

Finding Hidden Treasure: An Evangelical Discovers Advent

Church and Culture

Sitting Outside the City

Church and State

The Horns of a Dilemma: To Submit or to Defy Human Government

Church Conflicts

Conflicts in the Church – Part 1: Minimizing Conflict

Conflicts in the Church – Part 2: Managing Conflict

The Good Fight: Lessons from Paul about Church Conflict

Church Issues

Conspiracy in the Church

Seven Suggestions for Handling Controversial Topics in Small Group Studies

Church Organizational Structure-Part 1

Church Organizational Structure-Part 2

Church, Nature of

Space/Time Presence: The Essential Nature of the Church

Not Church?

Church Planting

To Plant or to Replant: That is the Question

Church Relations

Why a New England Protestant Needs a Catholic Spirit

Church Size

Church Size and Revitalization: Is Your Church a Cat or a Dog?

Church Worship

Read Directions First: Inspiring Worship Starts with a Plan

Seven Principles of Inspiring Worship

The Accidental Liturgist

The Place of Preaching in Public Worship: One Preacher’s Plea

Obstacles to Holy Worship

Confession

Confession: God’s Gift of Release

Coronavirus

The Coronavirus and Regathering in Our Churches

Through the Door

Disability Ministry

Developing Young Leaders with Disabilities

Discipleship

A Parabolic Paradigm for Disciple-Making Sermons

Discouragement

The View from the Pit

The Cry of the Soul in the Waiting Room of God

Good Mourning Pastor

The Struggles of Ministry: Are They as Bad as We Think?

Moses: Messenger of Weakness

Forgiveness

Basic Instructions About Forgiveness

Grief

Grief’s Reservoir

Pastoring Our People Through Grief

Preparing and Preaching the Funeral Sermon

Sharing the Gospel with the Grieving

Hermeneutics

Misusing Hebrews 10:25

Misusing Matthew 18:18-20

Marriage and Family

A Pastor and His Wife: The Make-or-Break Relationship

A Pastor’s Relationship to His Children

Pastoral Ethics

A Sinner Like David

Cracks in the Casita: A metaphor of ministry failure

Pastoral Leadership

The Pastor as Leader: Leading Out of Our Union with Christ

The Pastor as Leader- Christlikeness: The Purpose of Pastoral Ministry

The Pastor as a Leader: The Catalytic Leadership Model

Pastoral Ministry

Enjoy the Honeymoon: Making a Good Start in a New Pastorate

Asking Questions Before Accepting a Call: The Purpose of Pastoral Ministry

Pastoral Watch-Care in a Surveillance Society

On Celebrating Privacy

Fighting the Balance: Supporting Your Family While Pastoring a Small Church

Perseverance Pays

The Apostle Paul: The Ultimate Model for a Pastoral Preacher

A Message that Endures

Pastoral Relationships

The Pastor’s Relationship with God: How is Your Soul?

A Pastor’s Relationships: The Need for Self-Care

A Pastor’s Relationship to His Church: Disappointing People at a Rate They Can Absorb

Persuasion

Paul and Philemon: A Case Study in Pastoral Influence

Prayer

Babbles and Baubles: Avoiding Hypocrisy in Prayer

The Private Prayer of a Busy Pastor

Preaching Delivery

Preaching to a Camera: 10 Tips Because 10 is the Traditional Number to Use!

Extemporaneous Preaching: It’s Not Only What You Say. It’s How You Say It

Wordworkers

Sermon Proclamation

Preaching Ethics

Milk a Lot of Cows, But Churn Your Own Butter: Avoid Plagiarism

Does a Pastor Struggle with Pride?

Preaching Expositionally

The Danger of Practical Preaching

Pericopal Theology

Preaching from the Old Testament

Preaching Old Testament Narrative

Preaching Plan

Preaching Through the Church Year

Stand, Look, Ask and Walk: A Prayer for the New Year

Repentance

The Prodigal’s Turning Point

The Three R’s of Repentance

Sanctification

Fighting the Flesh

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