It has been said, there are only two guarantees in life, taxes and death, everything else is prone to change. This applies to churches of all sizes who will at some point experience a great
When a pastor decides it is time to leave his current church, there are a variety of temptations and problems that he can be faced with. On this episode, Dave Harvey and Stephen Altrogge sit
The following article is an excerpt from Letting Go, a book I wrote with Paul Gilbert that was recently published by Zondervan. Intro, Article Two, Article Three, Final This article was originally published for Desiring God. If
It’s easy to spot a church planter. Typically, it’s a man full of ambition, captivated by the call and risk to go not knowing what lays ahead. It’s a man with visions and dreams who
Here’s what’s tricky: none of you think it’s you. Most of you would never categorize yourself as unfaithful. Few of you stay awake at night imagining yourself in the lineup of pastoral mega-studs who’s mug
The following articles are excerpts from ”Letting Go”, a book I wrote with Paul Gilbert that was recently published by Zondervan. Article One, Article Two, Article Three, Final “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it. Prone
Since I’ve occupied my role within church plants for only a few years, I’m a newbie to ministry. I’ve experience some of the common heart-breaking events that take place in ministry, but I’ve dealt with
Part One In the previous post, I talked about two of the reasons the Great Commission is so great: It starts with the finished work of Christ. It includes the church. In this post I’m
This article was originally published on Gospel Centered Family. What do the kids in your class remember after you’ve taught a Bible lesson? Who do they identify with in the story? Think about the story of
There’s a lot of leadership transition taking place in churches these days. In “Part 2” of our interview with Pete Greasley, the pastor of Christ Church in Newport, Wales, Dave and Pete discuss how to
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