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Messier Than Retail: Why We Need More From Church Than Excellent Customer Service
We can get excellent customer service from strangers. A great church experience should be about relationships.
How Pastors Can Reclaim the Role of Spiritual Parent
I don’t wear a collar, but "Father" is still the best description of my calling.
Let the Foster and Adopted Children Come to Me
Families of vulnerable children often feel unwelcome in their own churches. Here are five ways to change that.
When Pastors Are Sexual Abuse Survivors
Childhood trauma can sabotage ministry in sinister ways.
A Team Approach to Sermon Preparation
It is not good that preachers should prepare their messages alone.
What Parents Need Most from Their Pastors After a Miscarriage
Pregnancy loss is more than a “difficult season.” It’s a death in the family.
What Should Pastors Know About Generation Z?
Five experts discuss the ways this emerging demographic is helping them rethink preaching, parenting, and service.
Blessings and Boundaries for Raising Kids in Ministry
How can pastors integrate their children into their work without souring them on church?
Polyamory: Pastors’ Next Sexual Frontier
These once-taboo relationships are showing up in churches across the US.
Why Do People Keep Pastors at Arm’s Length?
Ordination can be isolating, but it doesn’t have to stay that way.
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