By Dr. Donald Lynn Hardaway Enter into a daily time of quiet solitude with the Lord. Hear what He has to say to your heart and mind and...

By Lynn Hardaway Following in the steps of our Lord Jesus Christ means taking those few strides away from the pressing needs of family...

By Lynn Hardaway A sailing ship is “dead in the water” when there are no winds in its sails to make it come alive. Without some kind of...

C.S. Lewis, in a world seventy years removed from our frantic, non-stop pace, wrote, “We live, in fact, in an age starved for solitude.”...

By Kim Jessie Ministering to Senior Adults can be exciting and rewarding.  These ideas can help any church start or expand ministry to...

By Lynn Hardaway Now that you have an idea of what God wants you to focus on during this Transformational Cycle, you will want to...

By Kim Jessie In Philippians 1:3, Paul expresses his appreciation to those serving the Lord in Philippi: “I thank my God in all my...

By Kim Jessie Many movies depict the craziness of the Christmas season:  The Grinch, A Christmas Story, and Christmas Vacation are a few...

Congratulations to Kim Jessie who recently received her Doctor of Ministry (DMin.) in Christian Leadership and Renewal with a...

By Kim Jessie Are you in a silo ministry or a collaborative ministry?  A silo ministry exists when people focus their energy on things...

By Kim Jessie As the New Year begins, we set goals and work toward undertaking great accomplishments in 2017.  Many of our goals include...

Most of us begin the New Year with high hopes, new goals, and several resolutions. These help us strive toward great accomplishments....

By Donald Lynn Hardaway One of my favorite maxims from Andy Stanley is, “When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is near.” It is...

By Donald Lynn Hardaway In some situations, nothing short of a major overhaul is needed to stop a church from falling into further...

By Dr. Lynn Hardaway Brian was fledgling in his desire to plant an acorn to grow an oak tree. One discouraging advisor reminded him it...

By Lynn Hardaway What can a congregation do to encourage first time visitors to return for a second visit and, how can the “back door” to...

By Lynn Hardaway The word “change” seems to have a built-in bias towards conflict in the minds of many people. Perhaps, because change is...