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I was part of a church that was constantly having internal issues. The church has a history of 5 pastors leaving on bad terms. The church had a huge split and majority of the church members left. And the leadership still refused to own up to their damage. The problem was not that they were hungry fo...

Some wolves are very easy to recognize. They announce it verbally. You can tell from their public intentions and what they believe in publicly. Those are the easy ones. But what if you have ones that have fruits of a believer? One who does cause a lot of damage but yet they can be considered a "...

So recently I began to wonder why so many of the people I have been in the church with are no longer in the church. They walked away from the church period. They are not attending another church but they are simply living a life where the body of Christ is no longer essential. There are always those...

How do you know if a certain church is a church that you are called to? How do you know that it is a calling to that church rather than running away from a present situation? I have heard both ends of the argument. One is that there is no such thing as a perfect church so you need to learn difficult...

There's no doubt in my mind that caring for people as a shepherd is one of the most difficult callings in life. You can to care for people holistically. You have to care for people who don't care for you. You also don't get to pick who you get to care for. Most likely you won't even get a say in who...