by Terry_Powell | Aug 27, 2016 | All |
Small group leaders, classroom Bible teachers, and leaders of staff meetings need to cultivate a warm, inviting atmosphere. Paying attention to the social climate will facilitate more interaction in Bible studies or enhance the contributions when the group members get...
by Terry_Powell | Aug 8, 2016 | All |
If experience is the best teacher, I should have learned something by now about teaching and learning. For 35 years, I’ve served as a faculty in Church Ministry at Columbia International University, complemented by hundreds of Sunday School lessons taught, sermons...
by Terry_Powell | Jul 29, 2016 | All
What Bible truths nudge me toward excellence and prompt me to give ministry my best shot? What perspectives challenge, even convict me, especially in relation to teaching God’s Word? Here are three of the answers. 1. God judges strictly those who communicate His...
by Terry_Powell | Jul 15, 2016 | All
Opposition to goals.Lack of visible results.Weariness from overwork.Spiritual warfare.Feelings of inadequacy.These are among the factors that siphon off joy and motivation in ministry. What follows are four Bible truths that instill resiliency in me. I don’t offer...
by Terry_Powell | Jun 30, 2016 | All |
If you expect cures for dealing with despondency, stop reading now. If you want tips from a fellow pilgrim who has persevered through numerous episodes of depression, enabled by God’s grace to keep following and serving Him, you may find help.(Caveat: If depression...
by Terry_Powell | Jun 6, 2016 | All
“What’s the secret to your success?” A visitor to his church posed that question to Charles Spurgeon. Reportedly, Spurgeon took the man to a room where numerous persons were on their knees, interceding for that day’s worship service. “That’s the secret,” admitted...
