“Do so much good that the unbelievers will want to meet our King” (1 Peter 2:12) By Steve and Shelly Moore Since 2015, we longed to birth a ministry center in our capital city of Bridgetown, Barbados. When we asked God how to start, the answer was, “Just do ordinary things.” These ordinary things included [...]
The fivefold gifts were given to the church to enable God’s people to do the work of ministry. By Ron Myer “Go for the gold!” One of our church’s fivefold ministers uses this expression when encouraging people to reach out for their potential in God. It is his way of letting them know that the [...]
Avoiding a program-based mentality in a church with vision By Steve Prokopchak Vision seems to be an operative term these days. Unfortunately, an important and consuming vision also can become just another program that needs to be propped up and financed. When vision becomes stale, members become disinterested in maintaining the vision. Even the best [...]
What opens the door to new levels of creativity? By Brian Sauder As leaders, we are responsible to coach and guide those in our realm of influence. Throughout history, great leaders have been not only a source of ideas, but also inspiration. When people are both instructed and inspired, they move from being passive spectators [...]
Refocusing your life for a healthy future By Steve Prokopchak After some friends of mine completed a prescribed sabbatical, the wife said, “We needed to get away, to detach. . . . No church leadership, no business, no email, and no evening meetings. We needed counseling for our marriage and ourselves. We needed some time [...]
By Larry Kreider The findings on the causes for church growth led to a conclusion for Christian A. Schwarz and a team from the “Institute for Church Development” in Germany. They discovered that just as crops grow all by themselves if the obstacles are taken out of the way, churches grow when obstacles to growth [...]
Download the handbook here Introduction to the DOVE International Leadership Handbook After many years of serving the DOVE International family, a dedicated group began to record some important procedures that were found to be helpful to DOVE leaders throughout the world. These guidelines are the outgrowth of years of learning through mistakes and experience, even [...]
If you have felt a challenge to the core of your identity, God wants to encourage you. By Cheree Shenk Right before breakthrough, the pressure to “tap out” is high, and it can feel so personal and intense. Often, the most intense challenges during this season center around identity and calling. If you have felt [...]
Succession is a hot topic, with a growing amount of literature addressing this topic, whether in the business world1 or within Christian ministries and organizations.2 What exactly is succession, and why is it becoming a topic of increasing focus in our world today? Succession Can Go Really Well Leadership succession is about the replacement [...]
Dealing with doubt, depression and discouragement? By Larry Kreider The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 Why do some Christians fall into deception and choose destructive paths? Deception, according to God’s Word, does not happen unexpectedly [...]
