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Investing for Retirement – Part 2
Ministry Helps Personal Growth Practical

Investing for Retirement – Part 2

            Length of time is the most important aspect of preparing for the future. At some point every preacher will face…
January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 Jim Townsley
Investing for Retirement – Part 1
Ministry Helps Personal Growth Practical

Investing for Retirement – Part 1

            I am not a licensed or qualified investment adviser. However, I started saving from my early years in the ministry,…
January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 Jim Townsley
Emotional Stress
Ministry Helps Personal Growth Practical Spiritual Growth

Emotional Stress

   The ministry requires physical, spiritual, and emotional stamina. Physically there are building projects, canvassing, long hours, as well as other strenuous…
December 23, 2023January 9, 2024 Jim Townsley
Lessons from the Farm
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Lessons from the Farm

        I learned a lot of lessons while growing up on a farm in Indiana. In addition to the work on…
December 1, 2023January 9, 2024 Jim Townsley
Promoting the Sunday School
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Promoting the Sunday School

  The Sunday School is a vital facet of fulfilling the Great Commission. The Scripture states, “Teaching them to observe…
July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Jim Townsley
Should You Opt Out of Social Security?
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Should You Opt Out of Social Security?

    As a pastor, you have several key tax issues that makes you uniquely different from other taxpayers. These differences…
June 29, 2023July 24, 2023 Jim Townsley
Heart for God Podcast | Episode 1
Ministry Helps Podcast Practical

Heart for God Podcast | Episode 1

What is Fundamentalism? What does it mean to say you’re a Fundamentalist? In this first episode, Dr. Jim Townsley introduces…
May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Jim Townsley
The Danger of Wrong Influences
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The Danger of Wrong Influences

   There’s a saying, “birds of a feather flock together.” I have observed over the years that rebels hang out together.  When teens…
May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Jim Townsley
I Did It Wrong
Church Planting Practical Spiritual Growth

I Did It Wrong

Starting a church is not an exact science. God has blessed the feeblest efforts of good men while other church…
February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Jim Townsley
Organize, Deputize, Supervise!
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Organize, Deputize, Supervise!

Dr. J. R. Faulkner, assistant pastor to Dr. Lee Roberson at Highland Park Baptist Church in Chattanooga Tennessee, often stressed…
November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 Jim Townsley

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