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Mark Dance, D.Min. is the director of pastoral wellness for GuideStone Financial Resources and the co-founding leader of the Care4Pastors Network. He pastored for 27 years and is the author of Start To Finish: The Pastor’s Guide to Leading a Resilient Life and Ministry.
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Faith & Evangelism

5 Tips for Negotiating Your Church Salary

As a pastor, it will always be a little awkward to advocate for your salary and benefits. Although it may feel self-serving, we are fulfilling our call by accepting the
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Engaging the Culture

Three Important Questions Every Pastor Should Ask

Here are three important questions to ask ourselves that may determine whether we are setting our family and ministry up for success or failure when we get our final promotion
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Engaging the Culture

5 Financial Traps Pastors Should Avoid

I want to help you identify and overcome the top five financial traps that can damage your testimony, ministry, and marriage.
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Faith & Evangelism

Building a Church Budget to Reflect Its Values

There is no right way to devise a budget, but having a realistic one is a testimony to your people of what you value.
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Faith & Evangelism

5 Stewardships Every Pastor Needs to Put in Place

We may not have much control over when we leave this planet, but we do have a say in how we leave and its impact on our families.
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Faith & Evangelism

4 Simple Ways To Honor Your Pastor

October is a great opportunity for church members to honor and bless your pastor(s), but if your church calendar won’t cooperate - do it any time of the year like
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