Personal Growth

Confidence in Your Calling

In this blog, we are discussing the idea of confidence in ministry. Your calling is important, and God wants you to be confident in it! Video Transcript Below: Dick Hardy 0:00Chris Colvin, what is one thing you want every pastor to know today? Chris Colvin 0:04Well, I tell you Dick, one thing I want every…

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The Leadership Streaming Service to Help You Grow the Church

Level-up your leadership. Grow your ministry skills. Reach more people than you ever dreamed possible. Here is the leadership streaming service. Read Video Transcript: Hey, Dick Hardy here, Co-Founder of Leaders.Church. I have a very special announcement today about some massive changes we’re making here at Leaders.Church, and how this is going to be a…

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4 Steps to Live and Thrive During Uncertainty in Ministry

 is something that plagues the human mind and heart almost constantly. I don’t think I have ever met someone who did not feel uncertain of something. Right now, more than ever, our world is full of uncertainty. COVD-19 is a silent and sly adversary who has shut down the world. Pastors are not immune to…

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How Pastors Can Find Peace in the Midst of Chaos

A lot of people would agree our current world is a little chaotic.  Even without COVID-19, our world was full of chaos.  From war to job loss, from sickness to death, there is chaos all around us.  We have all found ourselves lacking, looking, or feeling peace at different times. Peace comes into chaos like…

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Mark Batterson Book – Double Blessing

To be blessed… what exactly is that? To be doubly blessed… can that be?   In his new book, Double Blessing, author Mark Batterson drills into the specifics of both the blessing and the double blessing.  Some think of God as the one who blesses, the one who hears our requests, responds to them, meets them and in turn, blesses us. And He certainly does that.…

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John Lindell Book – Soul Set Free

What Is Grace? Is it something I earn, I deserve, I can conjure up by some magic of my own? Is grace really liberating or are there a few conditions? Can I really comprehend a grace without condition? Probably most of us, if we’re honest, feel like we sometimes don’t quite measure up to what…

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P3 Free Book Download

Are you ready to transform your church’s ability to hear from God? There comes a time in the life of any pastor where they desire more of God. They want to commune with Him at a deeper level and lead their churches to the same. Pastor Scott Wilson of Oaks Church in Dallas has just…

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How Hobbies Will Make You A Better Pastor

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” This is an idiom that needs not be the description of any pastor or church leader anywhere in the world! Pastors are notorious for doing nothing but the ministry. They are called of God … and because they are called, they sometimes confuse their work…

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5 Steps to Translate What You Preach Into How You Live

Ever heard this one, “I’m not joining that church because everyone, including the pastor, is a hypocrite?” Of course, those of us inside the church are all too happy to tell that joker to join anyway because one more (them) won’t hurt. But we don’t. In today’s blog, I want to talk with you as…

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4 Ways to Ensure You Don’t Stop Growing

A pastor friend of mine and I were hanging out for a weekend at his church. Justin and I loved the time together. A good church with a rich history. We were talking about growing churches. After reviewing the church, groups, staff, board, and Sunday services with my Secret Shopper service, I offered him a…

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