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Category: Crisis

Some seasons in church ministry can leave you feeling overwhelmed and depleted. Learn how to navigate challenges that come with ministry. You don’t have to be defeated, you can thrive even when you face difficult circumstances.

When your church hates you: lessons from the early years of Charles Simeon

Have key members in your church tried to get rid of you on multiple occasions? Has your flock deliberately tried to undermine your ministry? Have you been the object of fierce hostility, anger, and spite? If so, you are in company with one of history’s greatest preachers: Charles Simeon (1759-1839). In this article we will look at the turbulent beginnings of one of the greatest preachers of the nineteenth century.

Dace Clifton September 4, 2019

When you wish things were different

What does frustration in life have to do with our theology? In this article, we’ll take a look at how God can work deeply in us through the trials of life, unchanging circumstances and difficult people.

Jacque Clifton July 29, 2019

How to kick troubling thoughts to the curb

Have you ever been troubled by your thoughts? Maybe you know what it is like to be burdened by chronic worry, fear, despair, or anger. Sometimes our minds can feel like a battleground. However, as a Child of God, we don’t have to let negative thoughts live “rent free” in our minds. In fact, the Bible talks about taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ (see 2 Cor 10:5). In this article, we will walk through the steps to kick troubling thoughts to the curb.

Dace Clifton February 11, 2019