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Prayer Cards

I’ve read books on prayer, but none of them have helped me as much as A Praying Life by Paul Miller. And no book has given me more practical advice, particularly in

Liturgy

We gather on Sundays. Someone stands at the front and welcomes us. The music team takes its place and leads us in singing. We then come to the offering before the pastor gets

Saturday Links

Links for your weekend reading: Five Ways to Deepen Your Preaching Here are 5 lessons I’m learning along the way. If you are a fellow preacher, trying to climb this vast and

Measuring Effective Ministry

There are a lot of ways to measure effectiveness in ministry. I’ve been thinking about what Jeff Christopherson and Mac Lake describe as measures of success in their book Kingdom First: Starting

A New Morning Pattern

It’s the morning. My habit has been to make a beeline for the computer. First, I check emails. Then, I read blogs. Then I read my Twitter feed. Then, if I have