Define Conflict Every person who has been in ministry for any length of time has experienced conflict. A church or ministry is as susceptible to conflict as any other group. No matter how much you and others in your ministry want to serve God and advance his kingdom, you’re still affected by the fall, which
Read MorePowerful, Proven Principles for Spiritual Warfare Spiritual warfare can be extremely difficult, so we need to take the time to prepare and protect ourselves. We need to understand it and apply the biblical principles God has given us in His Word. We also need to know what resources are available to us and how to use
Read MoreSpiritual Warfare Boot Camp Excerpted from Battlefield Strategies for Every Believer: A Biblical Guide to Spiritual Warfare I got a recorded call recently, saying, “The FBI reports that there is a home break-in every fifteen seconds…” Interesting timing! I believe there is a home break-in more often than that, but it is not by human
Read MoreAll who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. 1 John 4:15 NLT Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Discovering How God Sees You: A Daily Adventure with You Identity in Christ Steps on Your Journey to Discover How God Sees You: Do you
Read MoreExcerpted from Reconcilable Differences, a free eBook. Click the link to download it today. Conflict is inevitable anywhere there are people—with family, friends, at church, in the community, and in business. It can either devastate or strengthen relationships. Proven biblical principles guide churches, ministries and individuals to transform conflict into strong, God-honoring relationships. While conflict
Read MoreJoy is a choice Tim Hansel’s book You Gotta Keep Dancin’ taught me that joy is a choice—in any situation. “Life can be tough,” Hansel writes. “Stress, disappointment, heartache, hurt—all are part of the human condition. But while pain is unavoidable, misery is optional.” I couldn’t choose whether or not to experience pain, but I
Read MoreWe have an enemy who does not want us to succeed in the Christian life or in ministry. He will do whatever he can to destroy us. That’s just what he does and he does it well. Many Christians lose more battles than they win. Is that you? Do you have a sense of hopelessness
Read MoreGod created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 NIV Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Discovering How God Sees You: A Daily Adventure with You Identity in Christ Steps on Your Journey to Discover How God Sees You: Genesis 9:6
Read MoreConflict is normal in life and ministry, with people you work with as well as within the family and other personal relationships. Look at some statistics. These were done specifically about pastors, however they are very similar for missionaries and anyone in ministry. (We believe all believers are in ministry of some kind, whether with
Read MoreCan you relate to the following statistics? A majority of people in ministry constantly fight depression. 70% of people in ministry have a lower self-image now than when they first started. And this is just the beginning. Being is ministry, whether you are a pastor or any other ministry leader, can be difficult and it can often steal your
Read MoreIn order to do warfare, we must first be prepared. The initial way to prepare is to know what we are up against. In John 10:10 (NLT) Jesus said, “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” Spiritual warfare is simply our
Read MoreOur new website is almost done. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it. Let us know anything that may not work right or anything you would like to see different. I’m grateful to my son Timothy Whalin, his wife, Megan and Mike Paxton for all their help on getting this working! Blessings on you,
Read More“Life in Christ’s church is life lived in relationships with other people. Some are close and personal, some are not…but all require an amazing assortment of skills if those relationships are to be a vital and positive reflection of Jesus Christ. There is no church, no pastor, no elder board, no ministry team, no Bible
Read MoreAsk me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come. Jeremiah 33:3 NLT Steps on your journey to understand God’s promises: Do you like secrets? What about really incredible secrets? God says all we have to do is to ask Him and He’ll reveal His remarkable secrets, that
Read MoreWould you like a unique way to bless people in the military? Do you know anyone in the military? 2031 Names of God makes a great gift for them. Look at what Brig General David B. Warner, USAF (Ret.), Executive Director, Officers’ Christian Fellowship, said about 2031 Names of God: “We serve an amazing God! Understanding and appreciating
Read MoreDiscover how God describes himself in the Bible. It will change your life forever. Reading this rich treasury of 2031 of God’s names from Scripture will help you: • Get to know God in deeper, more intimate ways • Come into God’s presence in new and fresh ways • Discover comfort, strength and hope from
Read MoreExcerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness God provides many examples in His Word of His people responding to bad times with worship and praise. Second Chronicles 20 is my favorite example. A huge army was on the march to obliterate Judah. Their leader Jehoshaphat was terrified, but he
Read MoreExcerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness Worship has a special relationship to joy. It is both a key to joy and an expression of joy. Are you down? You can worship God and experience true joy. Are you truly joyful? If so, you will express it best through
Read MoreDo you know anyone in the military? 2031 Names of God makes a great gift for them. Look at what Brig General David B. Warner, USAF (Ret.), Executive Director, Officers’ Christian Fellowship, said about 2031 Names of God: “We serve an amazing God! Understanding and appreciating the character of the Lord is the beginning of
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