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Monday, April 17, 2017

Four Ways to Know if Your Church is Out of Touch

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"We want to reach our community!"  In 24 years of ministry, I've never served or consulted with a single congregation that d...
Tuesday, April 04, 2017

Why the "Public/Private/Home Education Debate" needs to Stop...Now!

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Heresy has always threatened to corrupt the church.  From its earliest days when Marcion sought to add books to her Bible to the various p...
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Thursday, March 23, 2017

5 Qualities of a Great Team Member

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Leadership is, by default, a "team sport."  If you have no one to lead, how can you be a leader?  But having a group to lead doe...
Friday, March 17, 2017

Five Lies People Tell about the Church

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As a pastor, I've had many unfortunate encounters with domestic violence and its consequences.  I've sat in my office across the t...
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Tuesday, March 07, 2017

Islam, Muslims, and the Importance of Knowing the Difference

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" I've never met Islam.  I think Islam owes me $5.  But apparently Islam hates America, which is fascinating."  -Wajahat Ali...
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Monday, February 20, 2017

The Shack: A Pastoral Perspective

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Next Friday, The Shack  opens nationwide, prompting full theaters, plenty of box office profits, and apparently, a bunch of ticked off con...
Friday, February 03, 2017

Straw Men, Dead Children, and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

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"And the King will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me....
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Dr. Joel Rainey is an imperfect, but growing follower of Jesus Christ, husband to Amy, father of three, and Lead Pastor at Covenant Church, Shepherdstown, West Virginia. He serves on the adjunct faculty of two seminaries, and the author of three books.
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