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Start a Church, Then Get Ordained

Oct 14, 2013

The tears rolled down his cheeks as he told me his story at a conference in Boston.  In 1987, he and his wife started a church in their own house...

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A Backslidden Minister In My Church

Aug 27, 2013

It never crossed Pastor Nelson’s mind that he would need to revoke the ordination of one of his ministers.  During the four years of hi...

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Ecclesiastical Authority of the Pastor and Lawsuits

Aug 22, 2013

Protecting Your Ministry is of Absolute Importance! A few days ago I had a conversation with a pastor who was ousted from his own church by the church...

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Do You Meet the Three Definitions of a Minister?

Jul 09, 2013

Is a teacher at a church-controlled school a minister?  How about a church treasurer or secretary?  Can they be classified as ministers?&nbs...

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Pastor Arrested For One Day

Jul 02, 2013

Several years ago while in Houston, TX, a former pastor of a small church shared a conversation with me during which he unveiled the details of a terr...

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6 Deadly Legal Sins Pastors Commit

Jun 18, 2013

Finding out early that he had committed some very big mistakes was good for him because it gave him the opportunity fix them before they got too big. ...

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Convert Honorariums Into Housing Allowance in 5 Easy Steps

May 30, 2013

The ride home from the airport felt unusually short.  So short, that I could not even recall the journey.  I had been too engrossed in my th...

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Late Night Dreams of a Pastor

May 14, 2013

He stayed up the entire night thinking, meditating, and dreaming of all the things he felt his church could become. All night long he dreamt about thr...

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How to Lower Your Rent

Apr 23, 2013

When Pastor Francine in Kansas City, MO, called me to help her understand a lease contract for 24,000 square feet of space, she was glad to hear t...

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