Mentoring Our Next Generation

Jeno’s pizza, rock quarries, and filing cabinets are three items that to most people do not mean much of anything. But to me they symbolize times in my teenage life when someone mentored me. To this day, whenever I eat a Jeno’s pizza, I remember the graciousness and sacrifice of a young couple who invited…

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A Ministry Philosophy for Others to Follow

As leaders, we desire to commit the things which we have learned “to faithful men who shall be able to teach others also” (2 Tim. 2:2). Using three simple steps (what, why, and who), you can express your ministry philosophy so that others can follow it and put it into practice. In Matthew 5:16 Jesus…

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Passing the Torch – My Timothy

Ben Strohbehn The letter was signed “Your Timothy”— one of the greatest commendations a senior pastor can receive. This came to me from one who once served as a member of our pastoral staff. He is now serving as senior pastor of another church to which the Lord led him. This unique closing of his…

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