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Mark Croston

8 Ways To Encourage Your Pastor Without Spending Money

by Mark Croston | October 6, 2021

What an incredible year this has been. All of us have been stretched, tried, and tested in many ways. This is also true

Category iconChurch Ministry & Leadership Tag iconChurch Staff,  Church Staff Appreciation Month,  encouragement,  minister,  ministry leaders,  pastor,  Pastor's Appreciation Month,  preacher,  thanks

Preaching to Young, Old, and Not-Yet Christians

by Mark Croston | April 21, 2021

Preaching is a central part of the pastor’s life and maybe the one thing that cannot be delegated to someone else. The

Category iconChurch Ministry & Leadership Tag iconpastor,  preacher,  preaching,  public speaking,  sermon,  sermon helps,  speaker

3 Questions to Focus Your Ministry This Year

by Mark Croston | February 26, 2021

Focus is power. The biggest difference between the light in your lamp and the light of a laser is focus. The letters in

Category iconChurch Ministry & Leadership Tag iconchurch,  COVID-19,  focus,  kingdom,  ministry,  small group

6 Practical Ways to Appreciate Your Pastor and Church Staff

by Mark Croston | October 5, 2020

As a church member, October is a month to put a different hat on. You must think like a boss. That’s right. I don’t

Category iconChurch Ministry & Leadership Tag iconChurch Staff,  ministers,  pastor,  pastor appreciation,  pastor appreciation month,  preacher

6 Elements of an Effective Sermon

by Mark Croston | September 16, 2020

This is not a discussion about sermon style. Style is surface. We all have one: narrative, dramatic, monologue,

Category iconChurch Ministry & Leadership Tag iconbible,  church,  pastor,  preaching,  sermon,  teaching

What Does Discipleship Look Like in Real Life?

by Mark Croston | June 29, 2020

In the 1984 movie, The Karate Kid, Pat Morita starred as Miyagi. He develops a relationship with a young man named

Category iconChurch Ministry & Leadership Tag icondisciple,  discipleship,  gospels,  jesus,  love,  Mark Croston,  mentor

7 Ways to Honor Black History Month in our Churches

by Mark Croston | February 3, 2020

We can’t tell the whole numerical narrative with just prime numbers. The alphabet chronicle is incomplete with just the

Category iconCulture & Current Events Tag iconBlack Church,  Black History Month,  church,  diversity,  Mark Croston,  Racial Reconciliation

3 Ways Pastors Can Learn From the Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Mark Croston | January 21, 2019

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated more than 50 years ago, but his life’s work is still having an impact. He

Category iconCulture & Current Events Tag iconchurch leaders,  civil rights,  civil rights movement,  martin luther king jr.,  pastors

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