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It’s often said that Christians are the most generous people. Unfortunately, it turns out this claim is not entirely true. Even though Christians are more…
Many Christians tend to oversimplify the essence of scripture’s teaching with regard to money in such statements as “Christians must tithe” or “the faithful will…
Teaching children to tithe is an important part of their faith education that we often overlook. Giving to God is a core value of our…
The many Christian denominations that ordain women as clergy do so for sound biblical, historical, and theological reasons — even though there are traditions that…
This weekend, all across the country, leaders are going to get up in front of their churches and talk about upcoming events and opportunities to…
All clergy face many challenges. But single persons in ministry can face a unique set of challenges around maintaining boundaries, privacy, and social connections, particularly…
What needs to die in your church? We begin the journey of restarting your church by allowing for, even encouraging, places of death. We choose…
Churches that receive a young pastor need to remember how lucky they are. Many congregations say they want a younger pastor, but few have the…
It is incumbent upon those who are older to reach out to their younger colleagues. Those who are younger are not nearly as likely to…
“Younger clergy aren’t necessarily better. They’re just younger. And that matters.” — Lovett H. Weems, Jr. In recent decades, many North American churches have suffered…
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