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Making Changes The First Year

When in Bible College, I received many nuggets of advice that have been life savers, but just like in life, there were times when the advice I received seemed to be as varied as the number of advisors...

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Preaching Reality

I really forget who told me this, whether it was a professor or a classmate during class discussion. But, someone once said that you’ll never grow a ministry by beating up on your people. The context...

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Defining Ministerial Success (Part 1)

I know you. We are similar. You are just like I was. You know all the answers to a successful ministry. You can’t wait to get out there and show everyone how to do ministry like Jesus told us to. You...

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People will leave your church… Get over it!

I ran across this Scott Hodge blog post that reminded me once again that I am the pastor (shepherd) not the owner (God), and some things need to be left to the “Owner” to worry about.  I won’t lie, it...

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Defining Success (Part 2)

(READ PART ONE HERE.) There are some things that you will accomplish successfully in ministry that will never be tallied on the end-of-year district reports. They are the unseen things – the things...

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Fisher’s of Men… or Keeper’s of the Aquarium?

Steven Furtick makes a passioate point in the debate of Evangelism vs. Discipleship.  Read it here and let me know what you think. “Most people and churches are keepers of the aquarium. They say they...

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5 Practices of an Inwardly-Focused Church

Brian kaufman gives us food for thought in his article referencing the debate between Inward and/or Outward focused ministry.  Read it here.  Just a few quotes that got my attention: “What if the...

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Should Churches Cast lots?

This was an interesting and a bit off the wall post I ran into this morning that I thought would be fun to share here at RookieRev.  Check it out here.  (then come back and leave a comment) Although...

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Are You Preaching Like A Pharisee?

Thought provoking post by Steven Furtick over at ChurchLeaders.com that you can read here. Steve writes: When describing the Pharisees and what they did to the people through their teaching, Jesus...

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Renovation of the Church: Book Excerpt

Following is an excellent excerpt from Renovation of the Church on the stranglehold consumerism has on the church in the United States: I don’t know how to say this in a gentle way, but we should not...

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