by Sam Rainer | Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=9835645″ theme=”light” autoplay=”false” playlist=”false”...
by Sam Rainer | Nov 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s busy season in ministry right now. From the Fall Festival to New Year’s Day, a pastor can feel the stress build like air in a balloon animal—one more twist and something may pop. A hectic ministry schedule is expected this time of year. One holiday rolls...
by Sam Rainer | Nov 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Three notable articles I read this week: Michael Kelley – Should you “thank” your way into Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving becomes a discipline to practice on those days and during those seasons when we don’t feel particularly grateful for anything that’s happening...
by Sam Rainer | Nov 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=9736995″ theme=”light” autoplay=”false” playlist=”false”...
by Sam Rainer | Nov 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Discipleship is a key purpose of the church, but defining how to make a disciple is a bit like nailing potluck Jell-O to a church flannel graph. Moving a baby Christian towards maturity is no easier than raising a child. Lots of parents have lots of opinions on...