1. Financial stress. The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) commissioned a survey of 4,249 pastors, and found—in the words of NAE president Leith Anderson—“most pastors serve in small churches and face financial challenges stemming from student debt, low salaries, and family medical expenses.” Today, 90 percent of pastors feel financial stress in their family and […]
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David Brooks, trying to figure out how American dating and marriage has gone wrong. He nails it: Aronson concluded that she had moved from the Russian Regime of Fate to the American Regime of Choice. “The most important requirement for choice is not the availability of multiple options,” she writes in Aeon magazine. “It is […]
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This is hilarious: “I once saw a megachurch pastor almost choke to death on his own fog machine. Someone had cranked it up to the Holy Spirit maximum.” and… If Oprah could eliminate a single word, it would be “luck.” “Nothing about my life is lucky,” she argued on her cable show. “Nothing. A lot […]
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Regardless of if we are called specifically to be church planters, all of us are called to be ABOUT church planting. | Daniel Im How to know if you’re called to plant a church. n addition to that list, there are a few other indicators that will give you a glimpse into whether or not […]
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by Paul McHugh within Bioethics, Culture, Science, Sexuality June 10th, 2015 The idea that one’s sex is a feeling, not a fact, has permeated our culture and is leaving casualties in its wake. Gender dysphoria should be treated with psychotherapy, not surgery. For forty years as the University Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry at Johns […]
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http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/904375.Eternity_in_Their_Hearts here’s an excerpt I found online describing one example. There are many more of a similar flavor. “In 1795, on a mission to smooth the way for the Empire, British diplomats encountered the Karen tribe, a humble people eager for these visitors to lead them. Don Richardson’s book, “Eternity in their Hearts,” describes the […]
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Book: Eternity in Their Hearts, by Don Richardson http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/904375.Eternity_in_Their_Hearts Jun 28, 2012 Ryan Rindels rated it really liked it Eternity in their Hearts is written by missionary Don Richardson who spent time in Papua New Guinea beginning in the early 60’s. His research has shown many cultures throughout the world are prepped for the gospel […]
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Why 734 Pastors Quit (and How Their Churches Could Have Kept Them) LifeWay Research studies how churches can help pastors last longer. Lisa Cannon Green – Facts & Trends [ posted 1/12/2016 10:27AM ] The survey is of senior pastors who left their jobs before retirement age (65) for non-ministry or church positions other than […]
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People Really Do Think They’re Better Than They Are By Amy Norton http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001221/hl/morals_2.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — In general, people see themselves as kind, generous and fair–even a step above the less-altruistic masses. And a lot of these people are fooling themselves, new research suggests. Researchers have consistently found that the average person considers […]
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Anne Lamott – the day after Nov. 13, 2015 Terrorist Actions in Paris, France I wish there was a website we could turn to called, “What it means, What is True, and What to do.” Lots of very tense religious people are going to insist that their Scripture answers all these questions. That’s nice. Lots […]
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