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Mike McKinley is the Lead Pastor at Sterling Park Baptist Church, near Washington, DC. In addition to his pastoral duties, Miked has authored roughly a dozen books.
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Engaging the Culture

Reconciling Political Divisions in the Church

Political divisions have made their way into many church families. May we commit to unity around the gospel and walk in Christlike love.
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Two gold wedding rings on a wooden surface with white flowers in the background, symbolizing prioritizing marriage and lifelong commitment.
Marriage

Why Pastors Must Prioritize Their Marriages

To be a faithful pastor, you must prioritize your marriage. This means pursuing romance and intimacy with your wife, even if it comes at the expense of your service to
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Faith & Evangelism

Explain Communion Clearly

The Lord’s Supper is a wonderful gift to the church. But many people in the pews don’t understand its meaning well or who is supposed to participate in the celebration.
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Faith & Evangelism

Why Church Planters need Mentorship

When Jesus commanded his followers to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19), they responded by preaching the gospel and starting churches. Since that time, the gospel has spread primarily
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Marriage

The One, Glorious Purpose of Marriage

It turns out that God created marriage for one glorious purpose – to illustrate the love relationship between the Lord Jesus and his church. If couples understood this, then most
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Faith & Evangelism

Cultivating a Thick Skin and a Tender Heart as a Pastor

Pastors must resist the temptation to respond to the emotional and psychological stress of the ministry by being thin-skinned or hard-hearted. We can have thick skin and tender hearts by
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Faith & Evangelism

How to Establish Rest After Easter

The ministry marathon Recently, I ran my first marathon. And by “first marathon”, I mean “the one and only marathon I will ever run.” From my observation, some people seemed
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Faith & Evangelism

Pastoring Those with Doubts

It should come as no surprise when pastoral ministry requires us to minister to people who experience doubt. Evangelical churches, however, have not always been the most helpful and welcoming
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Engaging the Culture

Advent Devotional Week 4: Three Responses We Should Have to the Birth of Christ

Christmas is a wonderful time to praise the Lord and give him glory for sending a Savior! We who have so much more information than Mary or the shepherds about
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A church where key Christmas truths will be emphasized sits quaintly in the snow.
Uncategorized

Key Truths to Emphasize During Christmastime

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom
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Advocacy for Children

Four Ways Churches and Pastors Can Support Adoptive Families

"Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his
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Faith & Evangelism

How Ministry Leaders Can Encourage Other Ministers in Their Church

"Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing" (1 Thessalonians 5:11).
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