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[15 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 312 views]

Though a minister may have passion, knowledge, etc., a lack of proper ethics will close doors and squelch your ministry.
 Your ethics will be what people will see and remember for years to come.
Following are some tips to help nurture ethics in dealing with family relations:

The needs of the family come first, before your ministry.

God first, Family second, Ministry third

Use your children, but don’t force them. Set an example for them to follow.
There must be a balance with family and ministry.

Be sure your family receives ample attention, and that all …

Ministry Development »

[8 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 356 views]

Though a minister may have passion, knowledge, etc., a lack of proper ethics will close doors and squelch your ministry.
Your ethics will be what people will see and remember for years to come.
Following are some tips to help nurture ethics in altar ministry:
The altar must be planned and prayed for as much or more than the rest of your sermon.
The difference between a good and a great service is knowing how to give, make and keep the altar call.
Pray and ask God when and how to make the call for …

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[29 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 296 views]

In my estimation, I think “our” problem (I say ‘our’ for the sake of generality) is not that we don’t want the lost to be saved, but rather we don’t want to lose folks from our churches to neighboring congregations. Everyone that has lost a saint to a neighbor church has at least some slight tinge of apprehension when another church moves into “their” city. A larger issue is that of a lack of ministerial ethics, in these cases. Oh, there are more reasons, too… fear, inadequacy, slothfulness, history, and …