Church Health & Growth Archives - Page 7 of 10

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Church Health & Growth Politics & Culture

It’s Time for the Church to Put ‘Boots on the Ground’

If you’re like me and watch too much TV news, you are probably getting quite tired of the phrase "boots on the ground." In nearly every speech the past few…

Jim Buchan October 1, 2014

Church Health & Growth Leadership

The Myth of Full-Time Ministry

I’ll never forget the day I knelt in prayer beside the bed in my college dorm room and popped the important question: "Lord, do you want me to serve You…

Jim Buchan September 20, 2014

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Church Health & Growth

12 Tips for Powerful Prayer Meetings

Sadly, church prayer meetings in the U.S. have largely gone the way of the dinosaur. Even when a church attempts to rouse God's people to come and pray, the results…

Jim Buchan August 21, 2014

Church Health & Growth Inspiration

Who Is Holding Your Rope?

If I asked you who was responsible for writing nearly half the books of the New Testament and over 30% of its content, you probably would say the apostle Paul.…

Jim Buchan May 20, 2014

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Church Health & Growth Inspiration

The Parable of the Lost Jetliner

In one of Jesus’ most famous sermons, He told three different parables about things that were lost: a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a lost son (Luke 15). If…

Jim Buchan April 12, 2014

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Church Health & Growth Leadership

Preachers: Too Much Credit, Too Much Blame?

When I first started in ministry, I had a policy to never preach the same sermon twice, even in different locations. But in recent years, I've taken a new approach:…

Jim Buchan March 28, 2014