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There must be more to the spiritual life
I honestly can't stand watching talk shows, but I know a lot of people like Oprah. I had no idea she had started some sort of new age following, but I can't say I'm surprised by what I saw here. Since the period I watc… -
Volunteer Placement: What do you assess?
Several years ago God laid it on my heart to be involved in ministry placement--a ministry the church I was attending did not have. Circumstances for being part of such a ministry in that church were not coming together… -
Church: From Regular Attender to Member
After almost four years at our church, we have finally joined a church where we feel we are on the same page as the leadership. It didn't take us long to make the decision. One week, we determined it was the last Sun… -
Goal-orienting Your Ministry Opportunities
A friend of mine has had a dream for a particular ministry for twenty years now. She has recently had the courage by God's divine leading to begin pursuing that dream. Meanwhile, as fall approaches, she is faced with d… -
The Church is better with passion!
For a number of months now, my mentor and I have been talking about church ministries. I have often lamented about certain things in our church that are lacking. At one of our meetings I experienced an "Aha!" moment th… -
As surely as spring will come
In February I was blessed with the unexpected opportunity to judge creative writing for some Word of Life competitions. It was encouraging to see the efforts of these students as they use their talents for the glory of … -
Marriage: Turning Submission and Leadership Upside-Down
Think back on your own family as you were growing up. Who was the leader? Dad. . . or Mom? The answer in many marriages today is sadly the opposite of what it should be. Earlier this year I took a class at my parents'… -
Is that God's voice I hear . . . or is it mine?
Along the path to following God's will we may doubt whether what we think we hear is from God or our own thoughts. I don't claim to have the decisive answer for this quandary, but I can offer a few things I've learned o… -
Passionate ministry: Is it my time?
Question: My passions don't seem to be related to building the Kingdom. Are passions just random and uncontrollable? Is it possible to mold those passions for service to God? These are excellent questions. I've though… -
Q & A: What's the source of your motivation?
Question: I need more motivation to give me energy to do more fulfilling things than watch tv or surf the Internet. But where do I get that motivation? The Seed of My Motivation Almost three years ago now my church wen…
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