It Seems to Me …

It Seems to Me . . . . . . we should be grateful for professors who practice what they teach. The evening session of the conference had just ended and I stopped to say hello to a colleague and friend, a pastor who is on an exciting prayer journey. Kevin Carrothers, pastor of First [...]

Prayer & the Word Conference

National Conference for Pastor’s and Leaders May 18 & 19, 2012 Friday-Saturday, May 18-19 – Indianapolis, IN Featured Speakers: Jim Cymbala Sr. Pastor of the 10,000-member Brooklyn Tabernacle John MacArthur Pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA H.B London, Jr. Pastor-to-Pastors Emeritus for Focus on the Family Mark Vroegop Sr. Pastor of the [...]

Signature Sins ~ Breaking their Grip

Signature Sins:  Taming Our Wayward Hearts   Michael Mangis IVP, 2008, 245 pp. ISBN 978-0-8308-3515-7 Michael Mangis is a professor of psychology at Wheaton College.   1. Why Do We Sin? Our patterns of sin are unique to us. >>>  

Reasons Pastors Struggle to Lead Their Church in Prayer

The ideas in this devotion were adapted from the book Fresh Encounters – Experiencing Transformation Through United Worship-Based Prayer (NavPress).  Good news!Fresh Encounters is  now available on Amazon for your Kindleand at Barnes and Noble for your Nook.  The paperback is also available for a discount at www.strategicrenewal.com.   “These seven observations are not intended as cause for condemnation but reasons [...]

Lazy @ Praying?

 A few weeks ago, I put out a tweet that said the following… “Covering laziness in prayer is not a spiritual discipline.” It was retweeted several times; however, there were also a few people who said that the statement was confusing and asked for an explanation.  So here goes… I believe that many people in [...]

Leaders Lead the Way … even in prayer

“When people see the hearts and hear the prayers of their spiritual leaders, a vital, spiritually-intimate connection occurs.  While leaders and members may not always agree on certain issues in the church, a fundamental trust is nurtured in the presence of God.  This procures a healthy environment of relationships that fuels congregational well-being.” “Point, Preach, [...]

…finish your fast, your prayers and then return to your old ways

A lady in our group sent me this quote yesterday (very sobering): William Booth – “In answer to your inquiry, I consider that the chief dangers that confront the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, and heaven without hell.”   [...]

Attention Pastors

  Dear Friends,   Have you made plans to attend the 2012 Rediscover National Conference?  Join with us, as Pastor’s John MacArthur and Jim Cymbala take the stage together for the first time.  Both are passionate about pastoral leadership and those who fight day-to-day in the spreading of the Gospel.   Don’t miss out on [...]

Rest. Renewal. Resolutions.

Rest and Renewal for Busy Church Leaders Practical Ministry Skills Consider ways to work in more opportunities for rest and renewal amid all the pressures and busyness of daily ministry. New Year’s Anti-Resolution: Stop Setting Goals Why I plan to live with less intention. By Susan Arico My New Year’s resolution this year is unusual, [...]

Prayer Starters for the 1st 31 Days of 2012

Consider your ways in the New Year by Don Whitney KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) – Once, when the people of God had become careless in their relationship with Him, the Lord rebuked them through the prophet Haggai. “Consider your ways!” (Haggai 1:5) he declared, urging them to reflect on some of the things happening to them [...]

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