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Challenge = Opportunity
How can we seize the opportunities that God has placed before us? What has your attitude been like during the pandemic? Do you see everything as a challenge? Are you focused on what you can’t do? Has negativity or impatience crept into your mind? I have personally...
What Christians Might Learn from the Pandemic: Infectious Faith Saves Lives for Eternity
Walt and Cathy are longtime personal friends and encouragers for the work of Church Doctor Ministries. In my perception, they are both geniuses. They have PhDs in organizational/industrial psychology and educational psychology. I call them “pair-a-docs.” When my...
The Spiritual Cycle: Where Are You? Where Is Your Church? May/June 2020 Church Doctor Report
You’ve probably heard the joke: “How many Christians does it take to change a light bulb at church?” The answer: “Who said anything about change?” So many believers are in the dark about the movement dimension of faith. It’s human nature to drift toward faith that is...
Plagues and Triumph: Pandemics and the Growth of Christianity
Years ago, I read Rodney Starks’ The Triumph of Christianity. As Christ-followers, we can learn a lot from the two plagues that hit the Roman Empire in the second century AD. The Romans who were wealthy were experts in social distancing! When the plagues arrived, they...
What’s Next for Your Church After Covid19?
With God's help and a lot of support from your team and your church members, you've survived the last several weeks. It is yet to be determined the long term impact the pandemic has had on your ministry. As the country begins to take steps to re-open you may be...