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  The New Math of Church Mergers

  An option once seen as a failed strategy is now giving many congregations a new lease on life.

  Interview by Kyle Rohane and Kevin Miller
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  Post-Merger Ministry Is a Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance

  Our congregation needed to adjust in several ways after a larger church adopted us.

  James Rodgers with Mary Ann Rodgers
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  How Can Shepherds Survive Biting Sheep?

  Love of people, purpose, and mission won’t sustain you through ministry's low points.

  Glenn Packiam
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  Was I Betraying My Church by Interviewing Elsewhere?

  Seasons of pastoral transition are conflicting—and they should be.

  Benjamin Vrbicek
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  Biting Babies, Jet-Fuel Loans, and Other Inexplicable Controversies That Made Me a Better Pastor

  You don’t have to understand a conflict to respond to it wisely.

  Joel C. Gregory
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  Is a Fast-Growing Church a Blessing or a Curse?

  Not everyone shouted for joy when the Lord added to our number.

  Eugene C. Scott
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  Church Renovation Blind Spots

  Why we sometimes miss obvious problems with our facilities.

  James Rodgers
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  That Discussion You’re Dreading Is a Ministry Opportunity

  How to dive into crucial conversations without clamming up or lashing out.

  J. R. Briggs
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  The Enneagram for Pastors

  9 different ways pastors look at the world, and what it might mean for your ministry.

  Suzanne Stabile
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