Palm Sunday is the day we celebrate Jesus coming in all his glory and power. At the same time, Jesus taught us that he came to serve us as a servant. How can these two things be reconciled?
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It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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David knew that even though he found himself in the storms of life, God was still with him—and that gave him peace and rest.
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Come with me now on an adventure into the world of our mothering God and discover how this relationship with our heavenly Father can change your life forever!
The most important part of being a pastor is loving your people well—and that means building relationships with them over time.
Salvationists often speak of “Only the Best for the Highest”. But what does it mean to give God your best? How can I be sure I’m living up to my full potential?
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The only way to be saved from our sins is through faith in Christ alone. We can’t do anything to earn our own salvation, nor can we earn God’s mercy. Salvation is a free gift from God.
Resist the temptation to want more, focus on all you have and appreciate it.
By planning out our Sunday sermons ahead of time and taking stock of each new week with a Weekly Preview, pastors are able to stay focused and get through everything that needs doing before Sunday arrives!
God’s Kingdom is based on relationships, on connection. You and I are connected with God and we are connected with each other. And part of that friendship – that being a family – is talking, it’s good conversation.
It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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If every Christian leader – every Christian – myself included decided simply to be with Jesus, then all other godly goals we might long for would simply fall into place.
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Jesus commands us to love God and to love others. You cannot command something that just happens. So love isn’t uncontrollable. It’s a choice. It’s a commitment.
It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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Whilst I spend time in prayer at the beginning of every work day offering the day to God, I want to become more intentional about spending time before God with my to do list and discerning his priorities and not mine.
If your situation seems hopeless, it is not. God is in control of it all. At just the right time, he will act.
It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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Love God, love others. It is clear from the tributes paid to Joan during her funeral service that she and George took this mission seriously. Liam challenged us all that we should do the same, following in their footsteps. It’s a good challenge! Many of us are engaged in ministry and service to others each week. But God needs all of his Salvation Army to be mobilised.
Whatever you are going through at the moment, Jesus is with you. He loves you and he is interceding for you. Let’s keep our eyes fixed on him, whatever storms of life we might face this year and beyond.
A human relationship withers if we don’t invest in it. The same is true of our relationship with God. What ways might you invest in life with your heavenly Father this year?
Salvationists are called to be visible followers of Jesus. We are called to visibly stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.
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It is only when God’s love is flowing into me as it should, that I have that love to flow out of me to those around me.
When it comes to stress in Christian ministry, Christmas is the time of year it hits the most. But there are two reasons why we shouldn’t brag about it. I shared the first one last week, here’s the second one.
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In uncertainty, the only certain thing we can reach out for is the joy found in Jesus. Will you reach for him this Christmas?
It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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When it comes to stress in Christian ministry, Christmas is the time of year it hits the most. But there are two reasons why we shouldn’t brag about it. I am sharing one this week, with another to follow in next week’s post.
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Moment by moment, we can choose to trust in God, knowing that then, all will be well.
It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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As a leader, it’s just not realistic to be available 24/7 at any time, let alone at the busiest time of the year. Set expectations about when you will be available and when you will not.
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The season leading up to Christmas – Advent – is an opportunity to immerse ourselves in hope. We can wait in certain hope knowing that God will always fulfil his promises to us.
It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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Success through solitude rather than through busyness seems counterintuitive. But leaders need to think strategically and solitude gives us the time we need to carve out to do this.
Involving God in our work helps us find his intended rhythm for our work and for our rest. It is essential in finding a Christian work-life balance. So what does work-life balance from a Christian perspective look like?
It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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Do you find yourself wasting time on endless meetings? Here’s the best way I’ve found to stop meetings from stealing my time.
As we sacrifice ourselves to give and to serve others, our sacrifice – like those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in world wars and conflicts since – is a dim picture of the ultimate sacrifice given for us by Jesus Christ. It is good to remember what he has done for us too.
It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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Procrastination is the Church Leader’s deadly foe. It distracts us from doing God’s will. Here’s the best way I have found to beat it.
It’s tough to admit our sins and entrust ourselves to God’s grace, but it is essential if we want to be God’s Future Builders.
It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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A pastor’s schedule is not about getting things done. It’s about praying, writing, thinking and reflecting first and managing and leading second.
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We can worship God any time and anywhere. We don’t have to wait until we get to church on a Sunday morning!
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It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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Following Jesus requires us to break free from the destructive patterns of our past and living out the purpose God has for our lives. Sometimes, we need to go back to move forward.
It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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Jesus tells his followers they have two priorities to put first in life: Love God and Love Others. That’s it!
It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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When we misplace something, it’s because it is not valuable to us. When we lose something, we will search until we find it, because it is so valuable to us. God loves and values each of us so much that he will seek and find us. All we must do is accept his love.
It’s hard to stay on top of the many leadership and productivity articles published each week. To help you become the best leader possible, here are three articles I found helpful this week.
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In the northern hemisphere we are in the middle of the harvest season, an opportunity to thank God, the Giver of Life and the Giver of Joy for all he provides for us. As we do so, we explore the redemption of creation. Our climate is in “code red” crisis. Can it be saved? And as God’s people, what can we do to help?
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