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How Codependency Hampered My Pastoral Ministry

How Codependency Hampered My Pastoral Ministry

Part of the emotional drain I felt during the pandemic came from trying to manage my members’ feelings.

Ike Miller

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The Art of Pastoring | 30 min
The Art of Pastoring While Discouraged
Pastoring can take a toll on the souls of leaders. How can we deal with discouragement without losing our sense of calling and purpose?
Why I Read the Old Testament with Spiritual Seekers
Together, we discover Deuteronomy's Good News.

Jen Pollock Michel
Review
The Alpha-Male Style in American Evangelicalism
A historian asks whether a warped view of masculine authority has corrupted our faith and political witness.

Daniel Harrell
Preaching
How Culture Shapes Sermons
Recent books on culturally distinct preaching challenge misconceptions and equip diverse pastors to better address a multiethnic world.

Mark DeYmaz

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Chinese American Christians Are Becoming More Politically Engaged—and More Divided

Chinese American Christians Are Becoming More Politically Engaged—and More Divided

The 2020 race brings out generational gaps within the most undecided Asian American demographic.

Dorcas Cheng-Tozun

From Persecuted to Polarized: What US Evangelicals Can Learn from Colombia

From Persecuted to Polarized: What US Evangelicals Can Learn from Colombia

In the Western Hemisphere’s longest armed conflict, suffering has often inspired evangelical solidarity. Now the body of Christ is succumbing to self-harm.

Christopher M. Hays

Pastoring in Polarized Times

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Pastoring in Polarized Times

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If You Want to Reach Skeptics, Start Your Sermon Preparation with Distress

If You Want to Reach Skeptics, Start Your Sermon Preparation with Distress

Paul’s model for preaching with a missional edge.

Jay Kim

Meet the TikTok Generation of Televangelists

Meet the TikTok Generation of Televangelists

These young influencers want to #MakeJesusViral.

Rachel Seo

Fighting the Pandemic with Our Hearts and Our Smarts

Fighting the Pandemic with Our Hearts and Our Smarts

A development economist and a disaster-relief expert show how to approach COVID-19 as “Shrewd Samaritans.”

Bruce Wydick and Kent Annan

Died: Luci Swindoll, Who Believed in God’s Grace and Being Herself

Died: Luci Swindoll, Who Believed in God’s Grace and Being Herself

Woman of Faith speaker celebrated life of singleness.

Daniel Silliman

Three Evangelical Colleges Cut Tuition Prices

Three Evangelical Colleges Cut Tuition Prices

Seattle Pacific, Houghton, and Gordon want prospective students to see Christian liberal arts colleges as an affordable option.

Liam Adams

As a Mixed-Race Christian, I Used to Think Diversity Was Enough

As a Mixed-Race Christian, I Used to Think Diversity Was Enough

How I came to see the value and beauty of gatherings exclusively for people of color.

Morgan Lee

Christians Invented Health Insurance. Can They Make Something Better?

Christians Invented Health Insurance. Can They Make Something Better?

How to heal a medical system that abandons the vulnerable.

Liuan Huska

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