Leadership in Youth Ministry
Part of the job of a Youth leader is to train up the church leaders of tomorrow. It's exciting....
Leadership in youth ministry, part II
Yesterday we talked about several good youth ministry leadership resources. Here are three more...
Who will mentor the mentors?
The latest Online Pulpit essay is up, and asks an unusual question: if you're in a leadership...
Charles Spurgeon's sense of humor
Even if you aren't a student of church history, you may have heard of the preacher and author...
How to choose worship songs for a church service
Have you ever wondered what kind of thought and planning goes into choosing the songs you sing...
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Taking it to the Boss - #5922
Authority is really the decisive factor in getting anything done; putting it in the hands of the person who is in charge. Now that's a fundamental secret of getting things done when you pray! Those who understand that mountain-moving faith is about realizing who's in charge are people who pray with power and who get results.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/taking-it-to-the-boss-5922
Equipping Leaders Ministry Outreach
Through Biblica's Equipping Leaders project, we train pastors and leaders to use Scripture to strengthen others for evangelistic outreach and personal discipleship.
http://biblica.com/ministry/project.php?outreach=1972
The Power of One Changed Life - #5909
People don't just want to know about how you got started with Jesus. They want to know what difference does He make in your everyday life? And that means you don't have just a testimony. You should have many testimonies, describing the difference Jesus makes in the parts of your life that might matter to the person you're with. It's your personal hope story that opens the door for you to then explain the Good News about Jesus.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-power-of-one-changed-life...
The Name That Says It All - #5908
There's no other kind of relationship with Jesus that will get you to heaven; not Jesus as your teacher, not Jesus as your religion, not Jesus as your belief. It has to be Jesus as your rescuer from your sin. If you've never really thrown your arms around God's rescuer and said, "Save me, Lord," don't wait another day to do that.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-name-that-says-it-all-5908
How to Get the Rest of the Story - #5907
Here's what Solomon shows us as the steps to getting God's wisdom. First, you humbly admit your ignorance and your powerlessness even if you're number one where you are. Secondly, you acknowledge, as Solomon did, that everything and everyone in this situation is God's, "I'm Your servant"...these are "Your people." Thirdly, desperately seek His wisdom. When you do, God will give you breakthrough insight into that situation, into that person.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/how-to-get-the-rest-of-the-st...
The Days of The King - #5905
There are all the other compartments: how you treat people, how you spend your money, what you do on a date, what you watch, what you listen to, how you run your business, your social life, your finances. Wait a minute! What are you doing running all that anyway? Jesus paid everything He had for your life. He's not interested in a compartment! He paid the whole price; He should have the whole thing!
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-days-of-the-king-5905
Entrust - a Christian perspective
The writer instructs the early church to entrust what they've learned to responsible stewards. Those in positions of service and authority in the church should be responsible people who can be trusted to love their neighbor and keep their focus on God's teachings.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%202:2&version=NIV
The Good News About Your Roller Coaster - #5902
What God started in you the day you began your personal relationship with Jesus, God is going to finish. No matter how wildly you're being tossed about right now. No matter how far you seem to be falling. No matter how fast everything is racing by. God began a good work in you, and His construction plan for you is right on schedule, no matter what your feelings or your circumstances are saying to you.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-good-news-about-your-roll...
The Maestro at His Best - #5889
Maybe most of your strings have broken and you're down to one string. That's the moment when the Maestro is at His very best. He lovingly holds you in His arms and He says, "Almighty God and one string." He's about to play something beautiful, something unforgettable, something amazing through your life.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/the-maestro-at-his-best-5889
Green Lights and God's Will - #5887
God will give you a green light often by Scripture that seems to have your name on it, strengthened by other verses that come your way at that time. He'll give you this strong compulsion in one direction during the times that you're praying, and He'll give you a sense of peace about that direction. He'll open and close doors circumstantially to confirm what He's been saying to your heart.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/green-lights-and-gods-will-5887