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What Great Ministry Leaders Get Right: Six Core Competencies You Need to Succeed in Your Calling
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What Great Ministry Leaders Get Right: Six Core Competencies You Need to Succeed in Your Calling

by Jimmy Dodd and Renaut van der Riet

Narrated by Jason Leikam

Ministry throws unexpected challenges at you. What if a little more training could help you navigate them successfully?Though church leaders take courses in preaching and Christian education, when do they learn about personal limitations and the benefits of intimate friendships? Or what about conflict resolution? Knowledge gaps like these are often the pr… Read more…

What Great Ministry Leaders Get Right: Six Core Competencies You Need to Succeed in Your Calling

What Great Ministry Leaders Get Right: Six Core Competencies You Need to Succeed in Your Calling

by Jimmy Dodd and Renaut Van der Reit

Ministry throws unexpected challenges at you. What if a little more training could help you navigate them successfully?Though church leaders take courses in preaching and Christian education, when do they learn about personal limitations and the benefits of intimate friendships? Or what about conflict resolution? Knowledge gaps like these are often the pr… Read more…

Pastors Are People Too: What They Won't Tell You but You Need to Know

Pastors Are People Too: What They Won't Tell You but You Need to Know

by Jimmy Dodd and Larry Magnuson

What are your top twenty expectations for your pastor? Now multiply your list by the number of people who attend church with you. Is it any wonder pastors are overwhelmed and underappreciated? They’re expected to know every member by name, preach a “home run sermon” every Sunday, condemn sin without hurting anyone’s feelings, and be a… Read more…

Survive or Thrive: 6 Relationships Every Pastor Needs

Survive or Thrive: 6 Relationships Every Pastor Needs

by Jimmy Dodd

Every month 1,500 pastors burn out and leave the church. Learn how to beat the odds. The majority of pastors are not truly known—by anyone. They subconsciously isolate themselves from both staff and congregation so their insecurities, doubts, and failures aren’t exposed. Yet confiding in the wrong person can be a dead end at best and disastrous a… Read more…