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The Role of Women in the Church

In the contemporary evangelical Church, the role of women is a constant topic of discussion and disagreement.  Much of the differing opinions on this matter have stemmed not from a careful study and exegesis of Scripture, as it should be, but from a biased understanding influenced by a ...

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“The Great Works of our Great God”

Psalm 111   What makes a church great? At times, we are tempted to think that personalities and leadership, mission statements and visions, strategies and ministries are the primary means by which a church thrives. Don’t get me wrong. I am all for leadership. I am all for a clear ...

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The Peacemaking Pastor

From the resource family of Peacemaker Ministries, Alfred Poirier’s The Peacemaking Pastor presents an insightful and practical application of peacemaking principles to the field of pastoral ministry. Throughout my last five or six years of ministry, the principles taught by Peacemaker ...

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Church Planting and the En•tre•pre•neur•ial Spir•it

en•tre•pre•neurnounäⁿn-trə-p(r)ə-nər-n(y)ur : one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise. Sound it out. En•tre•pre•neur•ial. Again. En•tre•pre•neur•ial. It rolls off the tongue, ...

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The Benefits of Team Planting

It was two weeks before Christmas and we had scheduled our first Christmas party as a team. I wastrying to finish up last minute school work, working 40 hrs a week, teaching the Sunday before, andtrying to raise money for our church plant. I had a lot on my plate and was late getting the ...

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