By Joe LaGuardia The other day, my six-year old son visited the church office and asked, “Daddy, why do you have so many books?” My first answer was practical: “Because I like to read.” My second answer was theological: “And pastors have to learn in order to serve a church.” It was another way of saying that weContinue reading “The Pastor’s Study: Building blocks for effective ministry”
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Three keys for writing a new story for a New Year
By Joe LaGuardia Every year I set out to keep some much-needed resolutions. These resolutions have to do with change: I’d like to eat less, exercise more, pray without ceasing. The usual New Year’s stuff. Since I rarely keep these resolutions beyond the second or third week, however, I wonder if perhaps I’ve been going aboutContinue reading “Three keys for writing a new story for a New Year”
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