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Six Great Tips for Keeping Your Summer Sunday Worship Services Engaging
Summer brings a unique rhythm to church life. Families travel, routines change, and attendance can ebb and flow. That’s especially true...
Sam Peters
5 days ago3 min read
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Don't Close the Doors — Open New Ones: A Call to Small Churches
How Embracing the Ecclesial Minimum Can Ignite New Church Plants “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his...
Sam Peters
May 126 min read
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Honoring Moms Well: Making Mother's Day a Meaningful Celebration at Church
When we think about the biggest Sundays on the church calendar, Christmas and Easter  quickly come to mind. But there's another Sunday...
Sam Peters
May 13 min read
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Better Together? Why Collaboration Might Be the Key to Your Church’s Renewal
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But...
Sam Peters
Apr 284 min read
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After the Resurrection: Five Ways for Pastors to Recharge Post-Easter
Easter Monday arrives, and with it often comes an unmistakable wave of exhaustion. For many pastors, the weeks leading up to Resurrection...
Sam Peters
Apr 215 min read
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How Long Should a Sermon Be?
The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone? - Ecclesiastes 6:11 NIV We’ve all been there. You’re in the...
Sam Peters
Apr 146 min read
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Taming the Thorn: Leading Well When Someone is Always Against You
"If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." – Romans 12:18   Every pastor knows that  person. The...
Sam Peters
Apr 74 min read
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On Earth as it is in Heaven: Resurrected Living in the Here and Now
Have you ever prayed the Lord’s Prayer and really thought about what you were asking? We say it so often—sometimes out of routine—but do...
Sam Peters
Mar 315 min read
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Covid-19 in the Rear View Mirror
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since the pandemic reshaped our lives in ways we’re still trying to understand. The long-term...
Sam Peters
Mar 243 min read
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Only for Committed Pastors: The Insider’s Guide to Small Church Success - Part 2
Turning Vision into Reality In Part 1 , we laid the foundation for small church success—defining your One Excellent Mission, building...
Sam Peters
Mar 174 min read
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Only for Committed Pastors: The Insider’s Guide to Small Church Success - Part 1
The Call to Something Greater Pastoring a small church is not for the faint of heart. If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve felt the...
Sam Peters
Mar 104 min read
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The Power of Pastoral Mentoring and Accountability
"So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to...
Sam Peters
Mar 33 min read
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Is Evangelism Dead?
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,...
Sam Peters
Feb 244 min read
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Wesley’s Three Simple Rules: A Blueprint for Thriving Small Churches
John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, developed a set of guiding principles known as the General Rules of the United Societies. These...
Sam Peters
Feb 1711 min read
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The Ecclesial Minimum and the Future of Micro-Churches
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and...
Sam Peters
Feb 1013 min read
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The Lost Sheep and the Online Congregation
Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the...
Sam Peters
Feb 35 min read
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The Love of God
(There's a free eBook offer at the end of this article. Read through to the end to find out how to get your copy) The first month of the...
Sam Peters
Jan 273 min read
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Christian Hospitality - Part Three
Engaging Volunteers and Sustaining Momentum in Your Hospitality Ministry Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we...
Sam Peters
Jan 214 min read
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Christian Hospitality - Part Two
Building a Culture of Hospitality in Your Church The Door That Changes Everything Doors are fascinating things. They can keep people out...
Sam Peters
Jan 216 min read
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Christian Hospitality - Part One
Creating Christ-Centered First Impressions: Your Hospitality Team as Ambassadors Imagine walking into a church for the first time. Your...
Sam Peters
Jan 217 min read
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