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Where there are people, there's conflict

Things they never taught me in the classroom

We have much more in common

Learning to let go of the junk like unhealthy friendships, attitudes, fears, hurts, insecurities...

Choosing to manage our joy

Things we can control that can move us toward the Christian life we all want

Making our Christianity alive and fun

Fun is an ATTITUDE...not an ACTIVITY

Fighting through feelings of inadequacy

4 ways to combat comparison and competition

Dealing with the fears of rejection and insignificance

Dealing with rejection

How Christ promotes someone in His Kingdom

The causes, effects and ways to conquer this frequent root of ministry burnout

Making Jesus the epicenter of your

Our emptiness is not so much a case of a missing person, but a missing purpose

Taking time to evaluate how we are doing as we lead others

Taking Leadership To The Next Level

The importance of preserving through life's trials

A message to stir up the mediocre and routine lulls

Get new students to "come around" and "stick around" as well

Creating a great ministry leadership team

By the willful laying down of our rights we come to understand what ultimate power and authority truly looks like

Bring to life the concept of giving your life away for others

Recognizing mistakes and learning to disarm them

Finding that God's

God can use our failures if we refuse to give up

The 2nd most important decision in life is the one you make right after you fail

Finding meaning and strength during times of adversity

Discover the joy in the journey

Practicing delayed gratification

Lining up the harbor lights so that we don't shipwreck our lives

10 things to look for to leave a season of life well

It's not what happens to us, but what happens in us that really matters

4 helpful escape hatches for making spiritual mileage last

Observations from crash sites

Learning to recognize signs of mediocrity in your life and ways to overcome it

We decide our habits and our habits determine our future

Fighting for a God-sized dream

A challenge to not just be Dreamers, but to put action behind your aspirations

Steps to make big events more effective

People will forget your messages, but they will remember key stories

Ministry is who you are, not what you do

Having an adventurous, breath-taking and evangelistic faith

Course corrections Jesus may be calling you to make

Causes of depression and ideas on how to deal with it

Your past does not define you...sharing the Father-heart of God for all of us

Hope for people who battle with the crippling disease of depression

Prioritizing a consistent personal quiet time in your life

Learning to take short, frequent break away times will make a huge difference in your spiritual health and emotional resiliency

Sometimes it's easy to play both sides Spiritually

Encouragement to transform prayer lives

If the potter takes a pot off a shelf too soon...it will crack

What to do while you're waiting

To be a conqueror, we must first be conquered

We far too often shorten the power of prayer

Discipling in someone's transformational sweet spot

7 points to help those struggling with same-sex attraction

Dealing with sexuality in a way that leaves people with a sense of hope

18 amazing pieces of advice to help us in our pursuit of victory over porn

It's much easier to GET FOLLOWERS, than it is to be WORTHY OF BEING FOLLOWED

5 Life-changing leadership principles

Learning To Be An Authentic Christian

Unselfish, authentic, consistent, Christ-Centered LOVE

Overcoming the awkwardness of initiating and cultivating new friendships

People will work hard for something they believe in

Building relational and evangelism bridges beyond the four walls of your local ministry

Creating a true friendship culture

Knowing when it's time to quit

Help students really "love their neighbor the same way they love themselves"

Whoever we most fear...we will eventually serve

Misdirected anger can ruin your life

6 principles to help you get angry without becoming destructive

Some comparisons of being a leader and a friend

4 keys to friendship success

The dangers of keeping too close to the wrong friends

Avoiding some of the pitfalls in ministry

Lessons learned from the Holocaust

Addressing some of the mind games your students have about Christianity

A look at doubts people often have about their faith

5 pragmatic, strategic steps

10 ideas that will be helpful in revitalizing your spiritual walk

6 points to jump-start your relationship with Christ

Sharpening your spiritual relationship with Christ

"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."

9 Keys to long-haul ministry

Encouragement for the faithful ones celebrating them along the journey

Making encouragement a habit in your life

Leadership lessons from one of our greatest presidents

The top 10 lessons from the life of this epic hero

What it takes to be God's kind of hero

Calling the "HERO" out in some of your students

Helping you avoid potential pitfals

Lessons on how to transition well

To receive"new wine" you have to become a NEW WINESKIN

Moving from one season to another while remaining solidly planted in faith

Learning to serve the "Davids" that Jesus has put in our lives

Navigating the concept of covenant friendship

What it means to have healthy romantic relationships

Singleness is to be aspired...not shunned

10 things to do when dealing with attitude problems

Becoming masters of our own attitudes

Choosing the direction of your thought life

A focus on some of Christ's

Building a welcoming environment

Making family feel as if they always win

How to intentionally love family and friends in ways that will enable them to hear and see Jesus

Pragmatic principles to positively affect your families through faith

12 suggestions to improve your relationship

Lessons learned while navigating the world of criticism

5 practical ways to learn to forgive

Dealing With Forgiveness

Help navigating challenging times

Keeping all your ministry tanks full

A close look at the progression of sin

Keeping spiritual life alive when the feelings of God have faded

Finding the emotional energy necessary to keep going

Both pragmatic and medical things learned through the journey

Learning to trust in the character of God more than just what He does for us

4 key areas that result in us feeling

Mastering the principles of biblical authority and submission

We can sometimes misinterpret success as divine approval

Calling students to a deeper level of commitment

A set of "filter questions" to develop clear convictions in the crucial gray zone

Help to sharpen teamwork with some of the amazing females around you

Key things we all need to know about Romance

Dealing with unchecked patterns of sin

Call students to a standard that is a more reasonably paced approach to romance

We all want to throw spears sometimes

How to identify your "enemies" and allow God to use them to add value to your character

4 areas that for all of us can become spiritual scandals

Grasping for power, control and the "kingship" in different ways in our lives

What's my ONE THING?

Simple steps churches can take to reverse the current stagnating spiral

Relationships, God's love, & doing something impossible with our lives

A dream that is truly fought for and made into a reality is rare

7 things that will take you out of the ministry race

A look at some of the most common "Shadow Sides"

Responding to temptation

Learning to gain God's heart and grow to "hate" evil

Motivating others to pursue continued spiritual and personal growth

7 principles to help you "Cultivate The Heart Of A True Shepherd"

How to chase after the heart of God

4 steps on how to move our relationship with the Lord from "Fan" to "Best Friend"

Encouragement for times when ministry seems overwhelming

Fighting through the ministry mind games

common landmines, the devil uses to dilute and shorten your destiny

Finding hope in the moments of weakness

Some frightening facts and great insights

Becoming a conduit of the Father Heart of God in your ministry

The "Father Wound"

All of us unconsciously attach feelings that we have of our own earthly father to our concept of our Heavenly Father

Examining the Try and See approach to relationships

Pragmatic steps for walking in sexual purity

The power of what we allow to linger in our imagination, especially in sexual areas

The search for intimacy

Things that my students tell me were defining memories in their life

Common myths that we all hear, believe and try to achieve

Finding God's guidance for your personal life

Small changes to make a big impact

Times the Enemy may plant the thought in your mind that what you're doing is making you feel like a fraud

Things often seem much worse in my mind than in everyone else's

How to make a strategic comeback after an epic failure

Causes of and help dealing with depression

Having both numeric and spiritual growth in your ministry

Finding your own "spiritual pathway"

The cost of choosing to coast rather than chasing after the things of God

Inspiring the personal choice to passionately come after God no matter what our feeling level

Boredom is a fact of life with anything you decide to do for the long haul

Finding new motivation during the Blah seasons

Walking consistently with the Lord, no matter what you're feeling

Anything you do in life halfway always becomes boring, including your Christianity

A reminder not to leave scars for the sake of a laugh

Keys of winning from a high school coach

Humor is one of the most powerful "gods" of the 21st Century

Making a difference in your world

Learning from Abraham how to not give up on your destiny

These questions parallel God's Word

Making Christ-honoring choices for a lifetime of success and happiness

Finding purpose in life

God can use our negative situations to create something very beautiful and eternal

Resilience tips for moving on after adversity

An unexpected answer...

How to handle disappointment...even disappointment with God

True happiness...or temporary pleasure

18 minefields that make you more susceptible to moral failure

It's easy to become disillusioned when ministry doesn't work out the way we envisioned it

The power of Scripture when dealing with temptation, guilt, a lack of faith, and tough times

Falling too much in love with this present world

Biblically, we handle temptation and evil differently

7 simple questions to help when wrestling with convictions

How to walk through transition effectively

3 guidance keys to help us navigate the Lord's leadership

Things To Know Before You Graduate

The threshold of your destiny could rest on one isolated choice

Guidance keys to help in discovering God's will

Are you going to spend your life trying to be great...or trying to make others great?

Gently guiding those we love back onto the right path

Fight for people

A fresh reminder of the Father's pursuing love for us

Living a whatever it takes life of heroism and selflessness

Having lasting, eternal impact

Insights for pastoral care

Establishing a prayer culture in your ministry

Dealing with Approval Addiction

Mastering your sexuality

Changing your perspective

Learning to put the super back into natural

The power of a single domino

Breaking the lid of your leadership capacity

There is a tension between youth ministry and parents

Moments that are unannounced change everything

Staying In Your Lane

The difference between NEXT and NEW

9 ways that we can become better people of commitment and follow-through

10 questions to ask seriously dating single adults before they "pop the big question"

To be successfully married you must first be successfully single

Dating is just dress rehearsal for marriage

A biblical and realistic look at true love

What the Bible says about sex outside of marriage

Combating seasons of discouragement

One of the primary weapons the Enemy uses on leaders

Dealing with mind games

Taking control of your thoughts

Dealing with addictions

The ABC's of Overcoming Guilt

The daily choices that challenge character and question authenticity

Is Jesus really #1 in your life?

What are you really after?

When your Spiritual World & Your Everyday World don't match

Without total commitment...the Cross has no value

Love that disappoints

Leading those with an immense level of leadership, influence or giftedness

In ministry it is too easy to know "things" and not know "God."

Secrets for coaching a winning team

Hanging on to spiritual mileage

Encourage students to keep fighting the battles of life

A cause worth fighting for

Avoiding costly mistakes dealing with SIN and PRIDE

10 simple principles in growing and teaching true character

Integrity, the true litmus test for success

Character...choosing to do the right thing in those non-glamorous moments

Owning Your Character

Perseverance produces character

Uncovering the causes & choices we can make to help find our way out of "hemmed in" moments

Often desert times are part of God's plan for spiritual growth

Leading through a crisis

Trusting Christ EVEN IF I don't understand the circumstances

Deal with "IN Security" by flipping the words around and finding "Security IN" Jesus

Dealing with loneliness and rejection

4 psychological assets that will help you grow your grit

Lessons from Nehemiah on how to finish well

When fatigue walks in, faith walks out

Living victoriously when the "tough times" come into your life

What will be the signature of your life?

Be a NONSTOP person with GRIT

If not for the Grace of God...so go I

10 ways to have a healthy marriage in the ministry trenches

Overcoming the Father Wound

Pragmatic ways to make love a matter of choice rather than hormones

Negative "soul ties" that blur our spiritual vision can destroy us

Dating is dress rehearsal for marriage

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