Christian Life
The Body of Christ
She was a prayer warrior, a soul winner, and the hostess with the mostest. Charisma and charm danced around her like a cloud of butterflies, and as I admired her life and ministry, I often […]
Leadership
Leadership
Misery Loves Company
The first chapter in the book of Nehemiah begins with his receiving the news that “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of […]
Christian Life
The Gift of Peace
The writer penned the words then placed them over a melody. “Peace, peace, wonderful peace coming down from the Father above sweep over my spirit forever, I pray, in fathomless billows of love.” The very […]
Leadership
Share Your Ministry
Hans Fitzel listed the reasons why people fail to delegate or share their ministry/leadership: Fear of losing authority Fear of work being done poorly Fear of work being done better Unwillingness to take the necessary […]
Leadership
Faithfulness with Small Things Is the Precursor to Bigger Things
It was on a sunny Sunday afternoon some years ago that I experienced a life-altering moment. I was serving as the pastor of a small church in East Tennessee. To say things were challenging during […]
Leadership
The Only Motivation for Leadership that Lasts
“God did get angry with him because he didn’t want to,” my mother chuckled one day in the kitchen. “No,” I responded, pondering this thought. “God wasn’t angry because He didn’t want to; God was […]
Leadership
Empowering People
Jesus is an Empowerer “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19). Before […]
Leadership
The Importance of Vision in the Ministry
Valley of Dry Bones The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full […]