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Church leadership

Ebenezer Scrooge and two incarnational miracles of Christmas

Jim Denison, PhD

Henry Kissinger at the state dept. after hearing of his winning of the Nobel Prize on Oct. 16, 1973. (AP Photo/JD)

Church leadership

Henry Kissinger on leadership: A transforming Christmas vision for pastors and society

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

Why God “gives us discernment”: The life-giving power of intercession in a secularized culture

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

When the Bible changed my mind about thanksgiving

Jim Denison, PhD

A man in glasses bows his head in prayer while holding a Bible upright on a table, its spine and the word "BIBLE" facing out. By Pcess609/stock.adobe.com. Many pastors and church leaders suffer from compassion fatigue.

Church leadership

A cure for compassion fatigue from two unlikely sources

Jim Denison, PhD

Martin Luther statue in Eisleben. By nhermann/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Nailing theology to a church door: Incarnational missiology and our Acts 8:1 moment

Jim Denison, PhD

A green cutout of a man presses against leaning dominoes, preventing more from falling. By Andrey Popov/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

“Be strong, and show yourself a man”: Encouragement for perilous times

Jim Denison, PhD

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Popular culture

4 innovation tools for every leader: An excerpt from “The Ways of the Leader” by Bill Mowry

Bill Mowry

A man holds an open Bible in his hands, pointing to a verse with his right index finger. BillionPhotos.com/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

“Be of good cheer, Master Ridley, and play the man”: A call to courageous preaching

Jim Denison, PhD

The Israel flag flies above the Western Wall in Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock in the background. By Nick Brundle /stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

Using questions about Israel to teach eternal truth

Jim Denison, PhD

A couple holds hands in prayer over an open Bible on a wooden table. By Pcess609/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

When a cohabiting couple wants to join your church: Church membership in a post-Christian culture

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

My terrible handwriting and the voice of God

Jim Denison, PhD

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders walks onto the field before an NCAA football game against Oregon, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)

Church leadership

Beware the temptation of the celebrity pastor

Jim Denison, PhD

Church leadership

Can We Talk? The Journey of Oak Hills Church: An excerpt from “Pivot”

Scot McKnight

Hands folded in prayer on top of a Bible. By JavierArtPhotography/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

When God tells us to be silent: A reflection on discernment for preachers

Jim Denison, PhD

Two beams from the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Towers form a cross. The numbers 9-11-01 are stamped on the center beam. misu /stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

What if you could have warned us before 9/11?

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

“Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness”: A Labor Day reflection for pastors

Jim Denison, PhD

A pastor sits on the front steps of his church pulpit, his hands clasped in front of him, with pews in the background. Photo by Ben White on Unsplash

Church leadership

When pastors wait on God

Jim Denison, PhD

A preacher in blue jeans and a long-sleeve shirt holds a Bible in his right hand while speaking to a congregation. Photo by Memento Media on Unsplash

Church leadership

“Is there a word from the Lord?” Why people come to hear preachers preach

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

Encouragement for a resilient life and ministry: An interview with Dr. Mark Dance

Mark Turman, DMin

This illustration made available by Johns Hopkins APL and NASA depicts NASA's DART probe, upper right, on course to impact the asteroid Dimorphos, left, which orbits Didymos. DART is expected to zero in on the asteroid Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph. The impact should be just enough to nudge the asteroid into a slightly tighter orbit around its companion space rock. (Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA via AP)

Church leadership

Unleashing a deadly boulder storm: Pastor ministry and the law of unintended consequences

Jim Denison, PhD

A preacher clad in black stands next to a microphone while holding an open Bible in his left palm, his index finger on his right hand pointing to a passage of Scripture. © By BillionPhotos.com/stock.adobe.com. In Titus 2:12, Paul writes that Christians are to "declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority."

Church leadership

“Who among them has stood in the council of the Lord?” A call for preachers to declare, exhort, and rebuke

Jim Denison, PhD

A hand holds an open Bible against a sunlit sky. © By kieferpix/stock.adobe.com

Church leadership

“In your light do we see light”: A lesson for pastors in the midst of changing chapters

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

“The books, and above all the parchments”: A Pauline lesson for pastors on the importance of professionalism

Jim Denison, PhD

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