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• Half Day Prayer Retreat Guide

Christian Education

• Commentaries
• Mark Commentary and Book Suggestions
• 1 Thessalonians Commentary And Book Suggestions
• A Quick Comment About Bible Teaching – Isogesis
• Suggested Commentaries for Your Next Study of the Book of James
• Should Your Child Be A Gardener or A Soldier? Defending Your Child’s Sense of Self-Worth
• Families Staying Together During the Service; Six Suggestions on Including Children in the Worship Experience
• All Working For His Glory; John 9:1-13
• Is the Resurrection of Jesus a Fairy Tale?
• Making Your Services More “Kid Friendly”
• Teaching Kids: Heart Transformation
• Drew’s Top Ten Books of All Time
• Stages of Ministry: The Secret to the Long Haul
• Letters from Valdosta Kids to Main Street Puppets; Using Puppets in Ministry
• Creativity and the Gospel; sharing a never changing message in a new way
• Valdosta Kids and Catechism
• Why I Am A Children’s Pastor
• Things To Consider When Discussing Salvation & Baptism With Children
• Our Life’s Journey With Our Children
• Reaching The Next Generation
• Storytelling and Teaching
• Staff Members and the Support of Their Church
• Review and Repetition; The ZIP PLOP Method by Daryl Dale
• Just Say “No” to Precious Moments Bibles; Choosing the Right Bible for your Children
• “Going Forward and Extending the Right Hand of Fellowship” :Clear Communication With Children
• Newbie Confusion; What language do you speak to your guests?
• A Hard Pill to Swallow; Criticism
• Exodus 18 “Can You Administrate and Teach?”
• The Importance of Master Planning (Part Two)
• The Importance of Master Planning (Part One)
• When the Church Gets Children’s Ministry Wrong
• Background Checks and Security in the Church; Part Three
• Background Checks and Security in the Church; Part Two
• Background Check and Security in the Church; Part One
• A Discussion of Baptism (part two)
• A Discussion of Baptism (part one)
• The Grouch That Taught My Class; Lesson Preparation That Keeps You Friendly
• Determining Curriculum (part five)
• Determining Curriculum (part four; interview with Group Publishing)
• Determining Curriculum (part three; interview with Lifeway Publishing)
• Determining Curriculum (part two; interview with Spiritual Formation Ministries)
• Determining Curriculum (part one; introduction)
• Encouraging Parental Initiative and Teaching
• Communicating With Parents
• The Importance of Continued Education in Ministry
• Understanding Roles of Church and Home (Part Six; Evaluation and Data Collection)
• Understanding Roles of Church and Home (Part Five; Evaluating the Staff)
• Understanding Roles of Church and Home (Part Four; Evaluating the Children’s Ministry Program )
• Understanding Roles of Church and Home (Part Three; Written Learning Goals and Objectives)
• Understanding Roles of Church and Home (Part Two; Develop a Definition of Succes)
• Understanding Roles of the Church and Home (Part One; A Definition)
• The Urgency of Christian Education and Children
• The Three Components of Learning (Part Three; Evaluation)
• The Three Components of Learning (Part Two: Instruction)
• The Three Components of Learning (Part One; Preparation)
• The Theory and Theology of Discipleship
• The Importance of Christian Education

Leadership

• Not Quite A Craftsman
• Staffing Your Team: “Generalist v. Specialist”
• Staffing Your Team: “When is the Right Time to Hire Staff?”
• Dealing With Problems and Decision Making
• The Power of Words
• Time to Come Out of the Bunker: Planning and Calendaring for the New Year
• A Season for Everything — Dealing with 2020
• So You May Feel Called to the Gospel Ministry?
• Vision: You’re Doing It Wrong. Three Common Mistakes Leaders Make Relating to Vision
• 10 Things Staff Need (from their senior leader)
• Things to Keep, Things That Need to Go Away — Lessons from Coronavirus
• Taking Chaos by the Horns; Incident Command Structure
• Knowledge Allows You To Live a Simpler Life
• Training That Inspires One to Greatness
• Asking Hard Questions: an essential key to achieving success
• Involving Specialists When You are a Generalist
• Choosing to Move Toward the Complex: One Leader to Teams
• I Need to Cut My Grass, Trim My Nose Hairs, and Wash the Dishes
• Establishing Trust in the Local Church
• Helping Leaders Who Are High on Want To But Low on Follow Through
• Are We Meeting Tomorrow? Decisions and Bad Weather
• 10 Things Every Man Should Have Close By
• Gold, Frankincense, and Carbonite; Creativity and Teaching
• Designing A Good Plan: Elements to Consider
• President Kennedy and Space: Don’t Forget Your Job
• The Power of Asking “Why”; Part Two
• Today is My Birthday
• Knowing When To Ask For Help
• The Curtain of Distraction; Dealing with Kissing Unicorns
• Cutting the Rope: Sunk Cost Fallacy and Leadership
• Career Sabotage: Fear of Success
• Running on Empty
• Experts and Their Advice
• Why Would Jesus Not Want Others to Tell What He Had Done? Protecting Your Identity and Calling
• Didn’t We Just Decorate the Christmas Tree Last Year? Evaluation and Goal Setting
• Look I Can Put My Brain In a Jar; Evaluation and Systems
• The Power of Asking “Why?”; Part One
• Empowerment
• The Leader and Orientation; Setting the Course
• A New Cold War: Building Walls in Your Organization
• Time to Think
• Be Nice and Buy A Book; Being Right is Not Enough
• 2013 In the Rear View
• Reaction to the Firing of Phil Robertson
• Finding One’s Voice
• Leading With Vision
• The Crucible of Praise
• What Hoarders Can Teach Us About Leadership
• The Leader and Communication; Joshua 22
• Doing One’s Best Even When Your Name Won’t Be on the Building
• Big Ideas and Bumps in the Road (Part Three)
• Leadership In A Land of Ghosts
• Can You Keep a Secret?
• Why Are You a Leader?
• How to Deal With Disappointing Other People
• 1 Timothy 1:3-4 “Staying Focused”
• An Exit Strategy
• The Leader as the Intent Keeper; Matthew 6:1-4
• Walking the Tight rope of “Kingdom” Work and “Church” Work
• Transitions
• Balancing Family and Ministry
• Pastors and Numbers — What Makes a Christian Leader a “Success?”
• Mindsets
• So What Did We Learn From All This?
• Touching the Untouchables
• Missions Can Be Eye Opening
• Accountability and Missions
• Hospitality and the Believer
• Awakening and Genesis 3
• Mentoring Those Who Feel Called to Ministry
• Advice for the Rookie Staff Person
• Planning Your New Year
• The Importance of Having Leaders Who Are Releasing Others to Leadership
• Three Types of Friendships Men in Ministry Need
• McDonalds, Customer Service, and the Church
• Institutional Memory
• My Recurring Nightmare
• Choosing to be Effective by Saying “No”
• Principle of Recycling in Ministry
• A New Beginning; First Steps in a New Ministry
• “Leave No Trace” Leadership; Two Principles of Delegation
• You Get to Drink From the Fire Hose! – Enthusiasm and Ministry
• Elements of a World Changing Life (Part Two)
• Elements of a World Changing Life (Part One)
• Piggly-Wiggly Bags, Hobo Shoes, and Dealing With Change
• The Leader’s Toolbox; The Importance of Plan “B”
• The Leader as an Engineer
• Keep It Simple
• Values in Children’s Ministry
• Three Tips for a Great Meeting — Bust’m Up!
• Dealing With Irritating Personalities
• “Where Are We Going?” Vision and the Leader (Part Three)
• “Where Are We Going?” Vision and the Leader (Part Two)
• “Where Are We Going?” Vision and the Leader (Part One)
• Staying Healthy in Ministry – Dealing With Negativity
• Overcoming the Challenge of Recruiting
• I’m Exhausted!
• From Behind the Clipboard; The Importance of Friendship
• Communicating Successfully
• Decision Making and Problem Solving
• Short Ropes; The church and the gospel
• What Can Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers Teach Us?
• A Defense of Pastoral Leadership In the Local Church
• What of Those Who Feel Called?
• Why Spiritual Leaders Are Essential

Theology

• Peace With Bad Doctrine is not a True Peace
• Commentaries
• Gathering At The Lord’s Table, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
• What Do You See In Times of Difficulty? Numbers 13
• Consequences; Part Three – “Remembering Mistakes So That We Don’t Repeat Them”
• Can God Use A Flawed Leader? 1 Kings 3:1-15
• Panic; Psalm 74
• Choosing Between Two Invitations; Proverbs 9
• Wisdom at Work; Proverbs 6:1-19
• Why Should I Seek Wisdom? Proverbs 2
• Why Did Jesus Speak in Parables? Matthew 13:10-15
• “A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing” A Warning Against False Prophets; Matthew 7:15-20
• How Do You Respond to God’s Love? Malachi 1
• Have You Lost Your Edge? 2 Kings 6:1-7
• Playboy is so Passé; Keeping Your Path Pure in a World of Lies
• A Reaction to The Ashley Madison.com Leak: Genesis 3
• The Life that God Blesses; Ezra 7:1-28
• Overcoming Discouragement; Ezra 5
• How Can I Be Happy? A Look at Psalm 128
• To be of Use for God Requires Sacrifice; Ezekiel 24:15-27
• Abraham and Isaac go to a Worship Service; Genesis 22
• Gain is Loss, and Loss Is Gain: It’s All In How You See It, 1 Timothy 6:6-10
• Understanding the Value of the Gospel: Matthew 13:44
• Walking the Dark Path; Proverbs 4:18-19, 27
• Six Warnings To Keep Your Church From Being Ripped Apart; Jude 11-13
• In the Crucible; Proverbs 17:3
• The Burden of Love; Ephesians 3
• Fear Factor, John 12:9-11
• God Loves Me Because of What I do For Him . . . and other foolish beliefs; Luke 15:25-32
• The Leader and Culture; Galatians 6:11-14
• Freedom; Galatians 4
• Leading While Encircled by Wolves; Galatians 1:1-24
• Steps of Grace; Genesis 1
• Do You Mind Watching My Stuff? 1 Timothy 3:14-16
• Sudden Light Upon Our Darkened Hearts
• Melchizedek and Tithing
• Farming and the Gospel; Mark 4:1-20
• Why Is It Important to be a Member of a Local Church?
• Why Local Churches Should Work Together
• Who Owns Your House? Luke 20:9-18
• Hypothetical Questions and the Bible
• The Third Temptation of Christ; Matthew 4:8 (Selfishness)
• The Second Temptation of Christ; Matthew 4:5 (Pride)
• The First Temptation of Christ; Matthew 4 (Trust)
• Ephesians 3:14-19 “A Father’s Love”
• What is the Gospel?
• What Role did the Holy Spirit Play at Jesus’ Crucifixion?