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A Strategy for Pastoring in Divided Days

January 26, 2022Mike Leake

Imagine that you live in a day and age filled with a multitude of opinions and very much heat. Anger abounds. Society is at an unrest. There are many celebrities—faces of different movements—attempting to move the world in their particular… Continue Reading →

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If You Want Ministry to Last, Give It Away

January 20, 2022Mike Leake

I was a youth pastor at the time. And we were growing. Teens were coming to know Jesus almost every week it seemed. Another church in the area asked me to come to help them vision what youth ministry could… Continue Reading →

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Should We Preach With a Wider Audience in Mind?

January 12, 2022Mike Leake

John Newton was not that great of a preacher. Newton preached during the time of great orators like Whitefield, Wesley, Davies, Tennent, and many more. Those who heard Newton were sometimes surprised that he had such a full congregation. He… Continue Reading →

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Engaging in Controversy Can Eat You Alive

January 5, 2022Mike Leake

You’ve likely seen the picture above. It’s humorous because even though we all realize engaging in online debate typically does little to persuade others, we still do it. This is not new. In the late 1700s a fellow minister informed… Continue Reading →

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