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Six Parts of Preaching Preparation AI Cannot Replace
Six Parts of Preaching Preparation AI Cannot Replace

By Dave Cook

Preacher, guard the parts of your workflow that God has assigned only to you and pray fervently for the Spirit’s work, a far better Helper than any technology that has aided us. 

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Pastor, You Must Abide
Pastor, You Must Abide

By Mike Craig

As pastors, we have mastered the concept of abiding, but not the art of it. And yet, there may be no group of people who need to master this more than pastors. Our ministry demands a constant labor of love. It demands a constant pouring out. But if we think for one moment we are sufficient for these things then we won’t abide as we ought. 

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Why ChatGPT Can’t Preach
Why ChatGPT Can’t Preach

By Dave Cook

The Lord commissioned people to proclaim his Gospel to the ends of the earth. When the unknown God made himself known to us, he did so as a man we could see, hear, and interact with (John 1:18). And when he commissioned his news to be spread, he commissioned humans to do it (Mt 28:16–20). 

Here, then, is a core conviction that guides our technology use in preaching: Of all the creatures in the universe, God called only Spirit-filled men to preach Gospel sermons. 

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When Church Revitalization Doesn’t Go to Plan: Learning from the Stories We Don’t Often Share
When Church Revitalization Doesn’t Go to Plan: Learning from the Stories We Don’t Often Share

By Dan Steel

Sometimes, despite our best hopes, our most prayerful plans, our track-record and our wholehearted efforts, the church we came to love and to serve doesn’t grow. The vision doesn’t take root. The resistance is stronger than we ever expected. The momentum never builds. Or the cost – financial, relational, emotional, spiritual - proves greater than we anticipated. And we quietly step back, or are asked to step down, often without much of a chance to process what just happened. And we leave feeling bruised and broken.

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So you have “Elders” but want Elders?
So you have “Elders” but want Elders?

By Matt Walker

Transitioning from elders-in-principle to elders-in-practice will be a long, slow, and unexpected process for a new pastor. However, qualified elders functioning as genuine shepherds is a joy-filled, God-honoring, Christ-exalting, church-strengthening endeavor, making the transition process worth the perseverance.

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Trench Talk Episodes

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Ep. 290: The finding and function of deacons
Ep. 290: The finding and function of deacons
Ep. 289: Pastoral vision versus pastoral plodding
Ep. 289: Pastoral vision versus pastoral plodding
Ep. 288: Growing through the seasons of Ministry
Ep. 288: Growing through the seasons of Ministry
Ep. 287: Ministry to kids this summer
Ep. 287: Ministry to kids this summer
Ep. 286: Careful and gracious membership process
Ep. 286: Careful and gracious membership process
Ep. 285: An announcement about Advancing the Church
Ep. 285: An announcement about Advancing the Church

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