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Tim Counts is the pastor of Northshire Baptist Church in Manchester Center, Vt., and serves on the leadership team for Small Town Summits. He blogs regularly at He Must Become Greater.
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Marriage

Pastors, Pursue Your Wife!

The biblical call to pursue your wife I have a confession to make. My wife is a faster runner than me. I used to run more regularly, And I ran
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Close-up of a couple holding hands in the sunlight, representing connection, love, and the importance of a couples retreat.
Marriage

Why Pastors and Their Wives Should Go on a Couples Retreat

A few months before our 20th wedding anniversary, I was still trying to finalize what we would do to celebrate. Every anniversary is a reason to celebrate. But we try
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pastor praying for his church
Faith & Evangelism

Five Prayers Every Pastor Should Pray for His Church

The longer I serve in pastoral ministry, the more I see and experience the need for prayer. Just the other day, I was talking through an ongoing issue in our
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landscape photo of a dry plain where people might have pitched their tents, pointing to the reality that "the power of Christ pitches his tent with us in our weakness."
Faith & Evangelism

Pastoral Weakness and the Power of Christ

Whatever weakness you are struggling with personally or in pastoral ministry, 2 Corinthians 12 teaches us that the power of Christ rests upon us in our suffering.
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a couple disciples by the Word about sex walks hand in hand in a field at sunset
Faith & Evangelism

Discipled By the Word or the World About Sex?

The wisdom your flock needs about sex is right there in their Bibles. Maybe all that is needed to unleash it is a courageous pastor who is willing to point
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A man and an a woman walk on a beach at sunset. The man is giving the woman, who is wearing a sunhat, a piggyback ride.
Marriage

The Missing Ingredient in Too Many Marriages: Joy

Here are four ways to cultivate more consistent joy in your marriage as you strive to reflect Christ in the love you have for your wife.
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A man holds his baby's hand.
Engaging the Culture

A Sanctity of Human Life Sermon Could Change Your Church

During last year’s Sanctity of Human Life sermon, I preached the following words a few months after the people of our state had overwhelmingly approved being the first state to
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A group of youth group students sit together outside their church, talking and laughing.
Engaging the Culture

Why I Still Believe in Youth Ministry

"How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word" (Psalm 119:9).
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a pastor and his wife walk along a tree lined trail in the distance
Faith & Evangelism

Two Simple Ways to Show Appreciation for Your Pastor

“Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy
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a church leader encouraging his pastor
Faith & Evangelism

Two Simple Ways to Encourage Your Pastor

"Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor" (Romans 12:10).
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A man in a blue coat and red backpack hikes along rocks over a stream in the middle of a mountain meadow. He is alone in a peaceful scene.
Faith & Evangelism

Brothers, Take (and Enjoy) Your Vacation Time

Here are four reasons pastors should take and enjoy their vacation time.
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Upset man with head in his hands
Engaging the Culture

Because Jesus Sits, I Can Stand

Pastoral ministry often means being in the middle of a crisis, leaving a crisis, or heading into a crisis. I don't know what stressors you have been through recently, but
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