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4 key relationships pastors and church leaders must maintain
The job of ministry calls for a greater level of effectiveness of relationships. In any other profession, things still work out even if relationships are fraught. In ministry, however, all activity seems to come to a halt when the pastor's relationships are broken.
Is anyone ever disqualified from serving God in vocational ministry?
Full-time vocational ministry is just like any other profession in that it is God-ordained. But one cannot deny that there is a greater spiritual and moral weight when one serves God on a vocational level.
Is being ambitious an ungodly trait?
Bill Bradley once said, "Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in." Individuals who strive to be successful hold a lot of ambition, but can we become too ambitious to the point of selfishness?
Are we just being lazy if we desire God's rest?
Since the beginning of time, God has made rest serious business. Unlike many cultures today that are work-centered, our God is a God who values the Sabbath intensely.
7 scriptures on God's miraculous healing
God has always been one to move in miraculous ways that defy reason and logic. He does this to show us that He is powerful and above every situation.
Mother Angelica, America's most famous nun and founder of world's largest Catholic TV network, dies on Easter at age of 92
While Christendom celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, America's most famous nunâand may be the most well-known nun in the world next only to Mother Teresaâpassed away at the age of 92.
Are we ready for life after death?
'If heaven is for real it would change my life' a teenager recently told me. He asked, 'How do you know heaven and hell are real? If I saw evidence that heaven is real then I'd change my life'.
Trevin Wax: we cheat Easter if we don't give it the same amount of attention as Christmas
The managing editor of LifeWay's Gospel Project wants Christians to think about the meaning of Easter long after the event
How Christians should parent generation z
Sarah Abell shares seven tips on helping our children to use technology positively and safely.
Perfectionism: The flaw that stops us being perfect
Perfectionism is the latest must-have aspect of any go-getter's personality.
How to break a gossiping spirit
Gossip is a real threat to relationships. More relationships have been broken by the mistrust that negative gossip brings than misunderstandings and arguments.
Why does God give us problems that seem bigger than we think we can handle?
If you've been a Christian for a while now, you would know that it's a myth to believe that life's challenges drop to a minimum after we give our lives to Christ. That's because problems, trials and challenges will still be there and they will still be as overwhelming as before.
7 things that discipleship is not
One would be intrigued to know that the word discipleship never shows up in the Bible. However, the concept and practices will always point to the importance and centrality of doing ministry and life with discipleship in mind.
How should we respond to a decline in church attendance?
Studies show that attendance in a big majority of churches in America is declining. Millennials are leaving the church and the older generations who once valued God's Word are getting too weak to stay active.
5 good habits that will improve your Bible study
When there is no communication, a relationship could enter a stagnant state or even shrivel away. Every believer is called to grow in the area of spiritual devotional because this is our way of communicating with our God.
Baby left to die at hospital after botched abortion sparks global outrage, call for ban on procedure
Polish parliament is creating a special committee to draft a bill that would ban abortion in the country following global outrage over Warsaw doctors leaving a baby to die after a botched abortion, according to news reports.