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Tim Witmer

Timothy Z. Witmer is professor of practical theology and coordinator of the practical theology department at Westminster Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church.
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Marriage

How to Frustrate Your Wife

This is an article about frustration. To be specific, it is about how husbands frustrate their wives. If you want to know how to treat your wife, look at Christ’s
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Faith & Evangelism

The Importance of Calling

"Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with
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Parenting

Helping Pastor’s Kids Navigate Loss of Friendships When Things Change

Growing up as a Pastor’s kid can be a wonderful and stable experience. However, it can also be unsettling and exasperating, depending on how families manage relational upheavals.
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A pastor carried his son on his shoulders, loving him well instead of provoking him to anger.
Parenting

Three Ways Pastors Provoke Their Children to Anger

When we engage consistently in loving discipline and instruction, we have a head start in precluding those things that incite anger and frustration in our children. Take time, step back,
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Faith & Evangelism

The Pastor's Family and the Busy Easter Schedule

We are coming up to Easter, undoubtedly one of the busiest weeks of the year for a pastor. How are you to manage your duties so that your family, especially
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