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  Pastors: How to find joy in your job this year

  Pastor and theologian Jim Denison offers Jesus’ instruction, along with four steps, to pastors looking for joy in their job.

  01/16/2024 - By Jim Denison / Denison Forum

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  Where there’s a will, there’s a way

  Jerry Carlisle, president of the Texas Baptist Missions Foundation, explains the costs of not having a will and the ease of obtaining one.

  12/06/2022 - By Jerry Carlisle / Texas Baptists Missions Foundation

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  Ten suggestions for welcoming a new pastor

  Barry Howard describes 10 ways individuals and congregations can welcome a new pastor spiritually, mentally and emotionally.

  05/18/2022 - By Barry Howard / Center for Healthy Churches

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  Building a staff team: Seven guides for transitioning off the team

  Howie Batson concludes his series on church staffing by addressing the hardest task of those who oversee staff members.

  03/15/2022 - By Howie Batson

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  Building a staff team: Going from ‘good to great,’ Part 2

  Howie Batson shares, from his more than 25 years of experience, 13 adjectives for developing a great ministry team (Part 2).

  01/18/2022 - By Howie Batson

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  Building a staff team: Going from ‘good to great,’ Part 1

  Howie Batson shares, from his more than 25 years of experience, 13 adjectives for developing a great ministry team (Part 1).

  01/10/2022 - By Howie Batson

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  How churches can support eating disorder recovery

  Advice for churches and ministry leaders for more effective ministry with those recovering from eating disorders, from one who is.

  11/30/2021 - By Paige Grace

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  Three ways churches can minister to international students

  An international student offers practical suggestions for Christians and churches wanting to minister to international students.

  11/01/2021 - By Cintia Aguilar

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  Pastor, how are you bearing up under grief?

  Ron Cook shares four ways pastors and other ministers can lighten the load of their own grief and stress while ministering to others.

  10/05/2021 - By Ron Cook

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  10 keys for a great start in a new ministry position

  Howie Batson, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Amarillo, shares the 10 keys for a great start he gives to all new church staff.

  09/22/2021 - By Howie Batson

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  Comical stories a pastor can appreciate

  Every minister has at least one funny ministry story. Sometimes, those stories can be shared. Don Newbury shares a couple.

  09/15/2021 - By Don Newbury

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  How a trained interim pastor can improve a pastor search

  If your church is seeking a new pastor, a trained interim can strengthen your church as you search, Karl Fickling contends.

  09/01/2021 - By Karl Fickling / Texas Baptists