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Six Church Practices That Are Fading – Rainer on Leadership #222 [Podcast]

On today’s episode, Thom Rainer and Jonathan Howe provide a descriptive look at six church practices that are fading in many North American churches. These fading practices cross almost all theological and denominational lines. Read More

6 Ways to Motivate Individuals to Become a Winning Team

The best coaches on the ball field and the best leaders in the office understand that to build a truly winning culture, you need to create intrinsic motivation. Read More

The Best-Kept Secret About Leadership

The world doesn’t need new leaders cut from the same self-serving cloth. Read More

Seven Reasons Planning Is Important to a Pastor

Here are some reasons for the importance of planning in your preaching program. Read More

Moving Prayer to the Center of Ministry

Jay Harvey gives five relatively simple, manageable, and doable ways to incorporate more prayer into our leadership and ministry. Read More

The Dangers of "Fast Food" Conversation

Though our speech may not be antagonistic or derisive, a steady diet of fast food interaction offers no nutritional value to your family, and over time, can become the very thing that erodes its relationships. Read More

American Christians, You Might Need to Start Living Like Missionaries

I'm not talking about living as a proclaimer of the gospel, I'm talking about living as if America is not your country. As outsiders. Exiles. As if you are living in a country that is not your own. Read More