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How Do I Manage Conflict? (Managing Conflict, Part 3)
There is a big difference between constructive criticism and sinful antagonism. Some leaders become unnecessarily paranoid when others disagree with them.
How Do I Redeem Conflict? (Managing Conflict, Part 2)
When faced with conflict, the first question we should ask ourselves is “How can I best honor God and love this person?"
How Do I Understand Conflict? (Managing Conflict, Part 1)
Having personal conflict with others is an inevitable part of ministry. The question is not whether you will face conflict, it's simply when you will face it and how you will respond. In this session you’ll learn about key dynamics involved in conflict to help you answer the question, “How do I understand the danger and hope in my conflict?”.
How Can I Confirm My Call to be a Leader? (Calling, Part 5)
There’s no secret formula for learning how to confirm your call to be a church leader. However, biblical principles, godly wisdom and real-life experience can help you confirm you call to church leadership.
What are the Four Elements that Confirm a Call to Church Leadership? (Calling, Part 4)
We're going to look at four elements, and we will call them true spirituality element number one, and then proven ability, number two, element three would be virtuous affinity, and then the last one, four, would be confirmed opportunity. These are concepts that sum up the major characteristics of someone we would call a church leader.
Am I Called by God to be a Church Leader? (Calling, Part 3)
God gives a very specific secondary calling to equip God’s people to do the work of the ministry.
Am I Called by God to Ministry? (Calling, Part 2)
One of the greatest misunderstandings in church leadership is the belief that God calls only a select few to do the work of the ministry.
Am I Called by God? (Calling, Part 1)
In this session our focus is on the nature of God’s calling as being two-fold: 1) A Primary Call to All Followers of Christ, and 2) A Secondary Call to Ordained Leaders in a church based ministry.
How can I find my purpose in God's? (Ultimate Questions, Part 5)
Never has there been a time in history when there have been more churches and more professing Christians than today.
How can I make a lasting impact? (Ultimate Questions, Part 4)
Begin answering the question "How is God carrying out his purpose?" and thinking through what the answers mean for your life.
Is there any hope for the future? (Ultimate Questions, Part 3)
Begin answering the question "What is God's purpose for the world?" and thinking through what the answers mean for your life.
What in the World is God Doing? (Ultimate Questions, Part 2)
“What in the World is God doing?” Learn how to look at history through the biblical lens of a 5-Act Play and what Act you're in today!
Is History A Meaningless Cycle of Events? (Ultimate Questions, Part 1)
Nothing really makes ultimate sense in life until we can answer these kinds of questions. In many ways, the history of civilization is the history of human beings trying to answer these ultimate questions of purpose and meaning. Ultimate questions deserve ultimate answers.
2018 Ministry Update Video & Photos
The underground church in East Asia is facing increased persecution at frightening new levels.
John Frame on RC Sproul: “The Wretched Boundaries of our Clubs"
The evening immediately after RC Sproul died, John Frame writes about his earliest memories of RC, starting back when they were young men from Pittsburgh. Frame expresses his great admiration for RC and his ministry, and grieves over the "wretched boundaries" that kept them apart, as he prays for RC's family and loved ones.
Pray for R.C. Sproul's Family
I'm deeply grateful to God for the life and ministry of my friend and former colleague, Dr. R.C. Sproul.
Old Reliable Triangle: How to Apply God's Word by John Frame
John Frame and Steve Childers draw from their more than 70 combined years as seminary professors to help you learn how to apply God’s Word to all areas of life.
Watch 60-Second Video of Childers' Week After Hurricane Irma
After a week, we finally got our power back yesterday and moved back in last night.
Childers' First Church Plant Celebrates 40th Anniversary in OKC
Forty years ago, Steve Childers became the founding pastor of Heritage Presbyterian Church in Oklahoma City, serving there from 1977-1982.
Read My Pastor's Response & Prayer re: Racism in Charlottesville
When my pastor, Mike Tilley, stood before our local church in Orlando this morning, after the conflict with white supremacists in Charlottesville yesterday, he said these brief, wise and timely words to us and then led us in this simple but profound prayer. I hope you will find this helpful, as I did.