What Does Jesus Smell Like?
Do you ever think about the fragrance of Christ? What is it, what does it mean. And really, what DOES He smell like?
I once...
The Most Important Leadership Tool
Who or what do you lead? There are books, conferences, blogs, podcasts, and masterclasses on how to be a better leader, but we often...
Pastor, Stop Comparing and Competing
Written by: Dan Steel
Dan Steel serves as the senior pastor of Magdalen Road Church in Oxford, England. Before returning to his hometown of Oxford, he helped plant...
Forgiveness: Such a Powerful Concept
“….accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also you...
7 Unique Character Traits of Highly Valued Staff
An organization never surpasses its leadership, therefore the outcomes of a church’s ministry cannot outperform the ability of its leaders.
In fact, next to the...
How Many Marbles Do You Have Left?
I get a weekly email from a guy named Mac Anderson, founder of Simple Truths (www.simpletruths.com). In a recent one, he wrote this story...
Five Ways to Honor the Past While Not Losing the Future
I once caught a deacon throwing choir robes out of the second-story window into a giant fire on the ground below.
“What’s going on?”
“Fire hazard.”
By...
Don’t Just Read Your Bible, Hear It Preached
Written by: Tony Merida
Tony Merida is the pastor for preaching and vision of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, executive vice president for Acts...
God Is About to Give You Rest
Sometimes life can throw us some curveballs. To the person the Holy Spirit has drawn to read this, I want to say that God will...
How to Tell You Have Arrived As a Big-shot Preacher
Okay. Tongue firmly planted in cheek now…..
The Lord called you to preach the gospel and you answered. You went off to a Bible college...