Rick Warren
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Get Your Priorities Straight, Recapture Your Ministry Joy
A lot of people including those of us in ministry are looking for joy in all the wrong places. As pastors, we want to find it in a bigger church, a more effective ministry, and often the accolades of our peers and church members. Yet we do this in vain. We wont find joy there.
Dont Let Legalism Kill Your Joy in Ministry
Legalism is a ministry killjoy. It destroys the natural joy that comes from serving others in ministry like nothing else Ive seen. Ive seen more ministries ruined by legalism than anything else.
How to Dream Bigger
Everybody needs a dream. Whenever you first got involved in ministry, you probably started with a big dream. Unfortunately, as you get into that ministry, your dreams shrink to the size of the situation. Probably the very first time you got involved in ministry you could foresee great things. Yet as we go on, circumstances tend to shrink our dreams
Some Facts about Fruit
One of my fondest memories of growing up is my fathers garden. It seemed my dad grew everything in his garden. In fact, he always grew enough to feed the entire neighborhood.
The Six Convictions Saddleback is Built On
You tend to base your decisions on one of four motivations in life: circumstances, conveniences, criticisms, or convictions. Yet only decisions that are based on your convictions will last and leave a lasting legacy.
Relationships are Essential for Spiritual Growth
Your people will not grow on their own.
To Fulfill Your Life Mission, Get in Shape in 2007
Did you know your body is a tool? God can use it to fulfill his purposes in the world. But you must cooperate first.
How to be Used by God this Christmas
God is not arbitrary about who he chooses to use.
How to Worship When You are Wounded
Everybody goes through wounding experiences in life even those of us in ministry. Whether these wounds are physical, spiritual, emotional, or relational, theyre either in your life now or theyre coming. So what do we do when were wounded? Worship. Its the only antidote to our pain.