Leading Your Heart Through Spiritual Battle

Leading Your Heart Through Spiritual Battle By Cary Schmidt for Church Leaders Do you ever feel “off” in ministry leadership? I’m referring to that intangible sense of unseen resistance, abnormal discouragement, or general “out-of-sync-ness” that shows up for no good reason? Today is Monday, a notoriously “off” day for pastors as our adrenalin crashes after Sunday. But for some unexplainable reason, I’m more encouraged today than yesterday—which is highly unusual! Let me share why. Sunday was wonderful in every respect, but something oppositional was unfolding in my inner world. The whole day…

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A Unified Call for Prophetic Accountability

A Unified Call for Prophetic Accountability by Michael L. Brown for Ask Dr Brown Throughout the Bible, prophetic ministry played a central role to the point that, if you take it out of the Bible, you no longer have a Bible. At the same time, prophetic ministry presented many challenges, with false prophets doing as much damage as true prophets did good. The apostle Paul summed up the possibilities and the problems associated with prophecy in a few short verses, writing, “Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with…

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Baptized (Video)

Baptized Video by Zach Williams Video Source I can still see the steeple A little church on the hill There was a line at the alter Every pew had been filled I remember the water The choir singing old hymns There was a peace in the valley As the preacher man said In the name of the Father The name of the Son The name of the Spirit You’re washed by the blood Buried with Christ Raised in new life Baptized I can still hear the sermon All the people…

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