by John Avant | Oct 30, 2023 | Church Leadership, Disciples, Personal Growth, Presidents Column, Say Yes to God
I sometimes think that my second greatest enemy in the spiritual battles I fight is me. Of course, my greatest enemy is the same attacker we see in Genesis 3 in the first spiritual battle of history. What was his strategy? To persuade Eve and then Adam to pursue...
by Andy Boone | Oct 29, 2021 | Church Leadership, Revival, Stories of Impact
“My joy is up, my energy is up, and my head is up,” reported a student from Houston Baptist University, where a Life Action team led a renewal event in October. The young man continued, “I came to this week with a lot of chaos in my life. I knew I needed a change, and...
by Bill Elliff | May 26, 2021 | Church Leadership
It’s a dark cave. Spiritual depression affects almost everyone at times, and we often have no idea how to find a way back into the light. Without question, one of the significant passages in the Bible that helps us understand this issue is the story of one of God’s...
by Bill Elliff | Apr 14, 2021 | Church Leadership, Pastors & Leaders Content
Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman); and they said, “Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?” And the LORD heard it. (Now the man...
by Bill Elliff | Mar 18, 2021 | Church Leadership, Pastors & Leaders Content
How We Can Go from Sleep-Preventing Fear to Restful Faith in an Instant I awoke in fear this morning. So much ahead, so much at stake at our church. As a leader, if you are going to worry, the places where the greatest FAITH is needed are always the places where the...
by Bill Elliff | Jan 27, 2021 | Church Leadership
We spend our lives trying to gain certain things, and we are full of momentary joy when we get them. Our first car, our first job, our first home. Reputation, prestige, influence. The list is long. But, is it possible to have all those things and not have the most...
