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STAYING MOTIVATED IN CHRISTIAN SERVICE W.H. COOK “IF”-THE BIG HINDRANCE TO MOTIVATION A man is going nowhere as long as he lives in the realm of the conditional. His vocabulary will be full of words like “if,” “provided” “in case,” “if so,” “unless,” “in the event of’ until someone may well want to stop and ask, “Sir, is […]

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The Called, Chosen and Faithful Leader Hartwell T. Paul Davis Introduction Leaders are made, not born. Like so many other of life’s complex issues, the question of nature vs. nurture in leadership is one that is analyzed, researched, and debated by educators, philosophers, social scientist, and even leaders themselves. Leadership has been dissected as to […]

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Achievement and Success Unknown Achievement is setting positive goals that involve a little challenge, that through practice and work, these goals can be reached. When you achieve your goals, you become successful in those areas. Achievement and success is not being able to achieve your goals by working hard to better yourself and listening to […]

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Pure Myrrh – Purity Andy Smith Take unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh. Exodus 30:23 The King James Version identifies the myrrh as pure. My friend, purity is not, never was, nor will it ever be, an optional feature. This is not a sports car or luxury sedan we’re talking about! There is no […]

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Retire With a Slow Fizzle Tom Harper When you retire, it should be all about your successor. It’s been about you long enough. “I will be with you, just as I was with Moses. I will not leave you or forsake you.” Joshua 1:5 Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries wrote extensively about the “retirement […]

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Three Ways to Be a Better Youth Pastor Kevin Smith There are many areas in which youth pastors could use some major improvement. I don’t mean this as a knock against the whole of youth ministry, but that personally and individually, we all know where we are weakest. (Bonus tip: If you don’t know where […]

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10 Wishes from a Pew Sitter Thom Shultz At the start of a new year, as a pew-sitter, I have a few wishes for the church leaders I know and love: 1. Banish the “stand and greet your neighbor” time in the worship service. I know your intentions are good, but it’s forced, fruitless and […]

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I Desire More By Mark Johnson & Tracy Noel I want God to use me more and more. I started thinking, is there anything that I can do make it more likely that He will use me in the future? What does He look for when He puts together His plan and chooses people to […]

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The Use of Authority David Sanzo The proper understanding of authority not only entails submission to authority but also the proper exercise of authority. Authority can very easily be misused, especially on the mission’s field where one may be so far away from the organizational authority above him or her. It can also be easily […]

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Putting the “God Factor” Back Into Leadership By F. Joe Ellis Luke 6:12-13 NKJV Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose […]

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