Terrified of public speaking?
Does the idea of standing in front of an audience—or congregation—scare you to death?...
Who will mentor the mentors?
The latest Online Pulpit essay is up, and asks an unusual question: if you're in a leadership...
Understanding human mortality: the long journey home
Are you a pastor or church leader looking for a bit of inspiration to start off your Monday? The...
Listening to the parting shots
How does your church react when a member of the congregation leaves?
Gordon Atkinson, longtime...
Have you ever heard a "pulpit exaggeration"?
Have you ever heard a preacher exaggerate from the pulpit, or say something during a sermon that,...
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Pastor's Page
In 1988, we started to help encourage and equip pastors and give you the insights and helps we learned from Francis Schaeffer and over thirty years of research and practice.
http://70030.netministry.com/pages.asp?pageid=56843
Pastor Training - Into Thy Word Ministries
One of the primary purposes and call of Into Thy Word Ministries is to research, develop and provide Pastoral Training Curriculum! We have been training pastors and missionaries overseas since 1988 and we would like to provide you what you need too.
http://70030.netministry.com/articles_view.asp?articleid=34243&columnid=3895
City Watch
Home page of City Watch, which is an off-shoot of the Navigators of Canada that organizes churches and church leaders in the KW area. Their motto is, "Churches that serve Our Community."
http://citywatchkw.ca/index.php
Why is the Church Powerless? by William MacDonald
Spiritually we are in a shocking condition. The status of many local fellowships is bad news, and deteriorating by the minute.
It is fairly well known that there have been scandalous cases of immorality involving even elders and full-time workers.
http://sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=21516&forum=34&0
Words to Winners of Souls by Horatius Bonar
Go, labor on while it is day,
The worlds dark night is hastening on.
Speed, speed thy work, cast sloth away-
it is not thus that souls are won.
http://sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=13452&forum=34&5
Light From Tzeltal Lamps
Fifty years ago the Tzeltal Indians of southern Mexico heard the gospel. With grateful enthusiasm they shared the good news of salvation with their people and surrounding tribes. This is a collection of sermon illustrations from Tzeltal churches.
http://woh.org/resources/ebooks.php
Christian Apathy? - Into Thy Word Ministries
Apathy, in my opinion as a pastor and researcher, is becoming more and more rampant in the American church. At the same time, fewer and fewer people are discussing or admitting that this is a real problem. So, is apathy really a problem? Consider that Christians, as a whole, do not participate...
http://70030.netministry.com/articles_view.asp?articleid=31701&columnid=3844
The Perils of the Judgmental Attitude - Into Thy Word Ministries
Hypocrisy and judgmental attitudes cause some of the biggest problems in the Church, and spill over to others outside her walls whose concept of a Church is what they observe. These attitudes also cause severe danger to the growth and comfort of the Church.
http://70030.netministry.com/articles_view.asp?articleid=31695&columnid=3844
Training your Leaders and Congregation - Into Thy Word Ministries
Training is not just another word for discipleship. Discipleship places the emphases on our spiritual growth, learning the Word and the disciplines and doctrines of the faith, which is paramount for all Christians. Training is the growth and learning in the area of a task that needs to...
http://70030.netministry.com/articles_view.asp?articleid=32756&columnid=3881
Designing Constant Meeting and Action Plans - Into Thy Word Ministries
Instead of thinking that meetings are drudgery, consider them like football huddles, planning the action of the game. Then implementing that action that Christ has given! Every church has meetings. So how should we do them? Some are formal. Others are leisurely and informal. Some are...
http://70030.netministry.com/articles_view.asp?articleid=32790&columnid=3881