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    5 Areas Where Godly Fathers Should Shine

    November 3, 2016

    With Father’s Day quickly approaching I have taken time to pause and consider the importance of fatherhood.  No one could ever deny the irreplaceable role that mother’s play in the lives of children, but in a culture where fathers are increasingly absent, minimized, and criticized it would do us well to consider a few areas where godly fathers should shine. Dads must cherish their wives (Colossians 3:19, Ephesians 5:25). Our children are watching and taking notes on how we fathers treat their mothers.  Sons will emulate us and daughters often derive their self-perceptions by watching how you value the most…

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    Church Growth (Practical and Spiritual Insights) – Part 2

    November 1, 2016

    If you missed part one, just click the picture below. Take the pulse of your congregation to determine if they want to grow and reach the lost. Most churches that aren’t growing simply don’t want to grow. Perhaps the pastor wants it to grow but the saints don’t share the vision or feel the burden. There are numerous reasons that churches don’t want to grow; laziness, complacency, fear of losing position or control, anti-social tendencies, fear of change, less access to the pastor, and more. Getting a true sense of whether or not the church is sharing in the burden…

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    Guard Dog or God’s Chosen?

    September 8, 2016

    Though the church is immersed in this extreme culture, it is imperative, both ministers and saints recognize we cannot slumber and we cannot rage.

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    Church Growth (Practical and Spiritual Insights) – Part 1

    July 28, 2016

    If you’re anything like me, you’re leery of church growth books and articles. I’ve read them by the dozens and most of them are either completely irrelevant for apostolic churches, full of platitudes, totally unrealistic, or so technical that you need a college degree just to wade through the formulas. It can be more discouraging than encouraging by the time you’re through. I’m writing this with that in mind. I’ve hesitated to broach this topic for some time now because just writing about church growth can sound smug and braggadocios. I for one, do not claim to have all the answers…

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    Ministerial Discouragement (And How To Handle It)

    April 19, 2016

    If you’re in ministry, especially pastoral ministry, you have suffered the nagging persistence of discouragement. The problem with discouragement is not the emotion itself, it’s perfectly natural to wrestle with discouragement from time to time, the real concern is how a minister handles discouragement. Unchecked discouragement leads to paralyzation much like king Saul quivered in fear at Goliaths mocking voice. Unresolved discouragement leads to deeper and far more difficult problems like full blown depression. Discouragement is usually at the root of ministerial bitterness, jealousy, fear, disunity, anger, competition, isolation, mediocrity, and stagnation. It may sound strange, but the first step…

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    You Cannot Be A Church Leader If… (Part 2)

    February 3, 2016

    Are you interested in taking a leadership role within the church? If so, this is a must read article.

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    You Cannot Be A Church Leader If… (Part 1)

    February 1, 2016

    Do you want to be a leader within the Church. These 11 things may disqualify you from leadership.

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    7 Ways To Help Your Youth Group Backslide

    January 16, 2015

    This is a followup guest entry to an article entitled Do You Believe Your Youth Group Will Stay In The Church? by my brother Nathan French.To get to know Nathan better check out his bio here or his Facebook page here. Nathan is our Youth Pastor at Apostolic Tabernacle and he is passionate about seeing AiMYouth live for God with abandon. Also, here’s a link to an article that I wrote a while back entitled 5 Key Subjects That We Must Address (If We Want To Retain Young Adults In Our Churches). First of all, let me say that “backsliding”…

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    Do You Believe Your Youth Group Will Stay In The Church?

    January 10, 2015

    Do you believe in your youth group? You really should.

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    5 Tips for Introverted Leaders

    October 29, 2014

    Here are five tips that have helped me overcome the weaknesses and maximize the strengths of my introverted leadership style.

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