Ed Stetzer posted these nine helpful pieces of advice for church song leaders by Philip Nation, Director of Ministry Development at LifeWay Christian Resources. It’s a helpful and positive article, which says useful things in constructive ways. The points come from the perspective of someone who is not a song leader, but rather from someone who …

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Tullian Tchividjian: For preachers, Monday mornings can be dark. I can’t speak for every preacher, but the devil works hard to discourage me on Monday’s–reminding me of all my faults and failures and how unqualified I am to be doing what I’m doing. I need the gospel every day but sometimes I feel like I …

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Ever wondered what sort of notes preachers are using when they deliver a sermon? At his blog, Joshua Harris has posted the following links to posts containing pdf files of the notes/manuscripts which were provided by the preachers themselves. The men [Harris and co. have] obtained manuscripts from so far include: – Mark Dever – …

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Trevin Wax writes about the counter-productivity of building a church identity around barrier-building preferential distinctions instead of the barrier destroying power of the Gospel. Wax provides a couple of fictitious examples of people who identify with the contrasting preferential distinctions of their home churches but share common uncertain experiences when it comes time to find …

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