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Growing Young Leaders in the Latin American Church

September 23, 2013
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As Director of Hacienda El Refugio (an outdoor adventure and retreat center near Quito, Ecuador) Paul Reichert leads a multicultural team of 25 staff members who serve the Latin American church. “Everything we do is focused on leadership development,” says Paul. He and his staff not only conduct retreats for youth, church, school, business, and…

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Your Spiritual DNA, Part 2

July 16, 2013
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Your Spiritual DNA, Part 2: Your Unique Personality — and Why It Matters Second in a 5-part series that outlines the components making up your spiritual DNA Just as your cellular DNA provides a means of physical identification, your spiritual DNA distinguishes your inward identity. It’s made up of four components: your personality, your spiritual…

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Marriage and Ministry, Part 3

May 14, 2013
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Marriage and Ministry, Part 3: How Your Spouse’s Strengths May Surprise You Today, families everywhere are torn apart and are in crisis, filled with conflict, isolation, or brokenness. Four out of ten children grow up without a father. One in three homes is led by a single mother. Just a short while ago, Pastor Kevin…

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Marriage and Ministry, Part 2

May 7, 2013
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Marriage and Ministry, Part 2: Healing Begins With Humility Jesus sought time alone prior to significant events: choosing His disciples, being tempted by the Enemy, walking on water, and preparing for trial and crucifixion. Paul took an extended wilderness retreat after his conversion before launching his ministry. God regularly speaks to leaders when we draw…

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Transitions, Part 5: Facing Risk

April 23, 2013
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By the Book or Out of the Box? Two Ways to Face Risk Every ministry adopts rules that are unique to its culture. Members of your team follow those procedures differently. Some embrace risk and break rules to press forward. Others showbox for android naturally follow established procedures. Facing risk – along with processing information,…

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One-on-One Coaching

April 17, 2013
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One-on-One Coaching: Self-Discovery Leads to New Purpose As Christian life coach Deb Mertin works with leaders she draws on a unique personal perspective, having herself transitioned to professional ministry leadership after 25+ years in the health care field.  “Some clients are new to leadership and are seeking to clarify their vision for ministry,” Deb says.…

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A Practical Way to Build Unity in Your Staff
Part 4 of 4

February 12, 2013
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A Practical Way to Build Unity in Your Staff Conflict, Part 4 As I travel the country and world speaking to leaders, my heart breaks hearing their stories. Division in churches has become so commonplace that those of us in ministry have either experienced a split or know someone who has. It may shock you…

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The Law of Differences

October 1, 2012
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Just as there are laws that govern the physical universe, there are spiritual laws which govern relationships. Although it may be more difficult to discern these laws, this can be done with time, experience, and the application of God’s Word. For instance, the Law of Sowing and Reaping explains what happens when you sow a…

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Ministry Advantage: Ministry Leadership Coaching and Development

September 5, 2012
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Ministry Advantage provides pastor coaching and church training to help leaders turn their vision into reality. Our proven approach combines personal and customized coaching, contextualized ministry development strategies and systems, and a series of workshops, webinars, and conference calls. Experienced and accomplished church leaders help you and your team work through church training and reach…

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