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  Some encouragement for church leaders during COVID

  Ryan Jespersen, director of denominational relations at Dallas Baptist University, offers encouragement to church leaders feeling strained by the pandemic.

  10/07/2020 - By Ryan Jespersen

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  Lessons on grace from a U.S. Navy command chaplain

  In a follow-up webinar, Cmdr. Bruce Crouterfield—a Navy command chaplain—outlines grace-based leadership and the skill of listening.

  09/22/2020 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Counsel for helping others after a hurricane

  Scott Jones, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Rockport whose building was damaged in Hurricane Harvey, offers tips for helping after a hurricane.

  08/27/2020 - By Scott Jones

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  Minister, embrace your humanity

  Dalese Black, with a lifetime in ministry, reminds ministers to be mindful of their limitations and to engage in self-examination for their own well-being.

  07/29/2020 - By Dalese Black

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  Leadership requires knowing yourself, facing your fears

  Pastors and leaders need to know themselves and face their fears, basing their identity on the solid ground of God’s grace rather than their performance.

  07/23/2020 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Local coalitions need local congregations: A call to action

  The more connected ministers are to local resources and community coalitions, the more support reaches the most vulnerable people in our communities.

  07/01/2020 - By Rachel Gillespie

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  Why am I so tired? A practice for facing exhaustion

  In response to the exhaustion that comes with grief layered on grief, Jayne Hugo Davis offers the practice of contemplative prayer.

  06/17/2020 - By Jayne Hugo Davis / Center for Healthy Churches

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  Why pastors are dying, quitting and burning out, Part 2

  Steve Bezner gives reasons why pastors are burning out or quitting ministry and ways they and their churches can prevent these outcomes. This is a two-part series.

  06/15/2020 - By Steve Bezner

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  Why pastors are dying, quitting and burning out, Part 1

  Steve Bezner provides insight into reasons for increasing numbers of pastors taking their own lives, burning out or quitting ministry. This is a two-part series.

  06/10/2020 - By Steve Bezner

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  The circus is still alive. You can be, too.

  Focus on form over function has stifled once-booming businesses, but some have remembered their function and adapted to a new day.

  05/27/2020 - By Jesse Joyner

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  When churches and pastors part: A bad goodbye, Part 3

  Sometimes, a church and its long-tenured pastor find it hard to say a necessary, “Goodbye.” Karl Fickling shares the importance of knowing when to part.

  05/26/2020 - By Karl Fickling

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  When churches and pastors part: A bad goodbye, Part 2

  Sometimes, a group within a church works against a pastor. Karl Fickling shares what he has learned about addressing conflict to avoid a bad parting.

  05/20/2020 - By Karl Fickling