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Category Archives: Take 5

Take 5: Pulpit Demeanor, Part 2

Mike MinterMedia, Resources, Take 5December 17, 20140

Good leaders are approachable. Invite your people in by being vulnerable and engage them by being safe.

Take 5 is a series of videos for pastors & teachers of God’s Word. Mike Minter, teaching pastor and founder of Reston Bible Church, shares practical wisdom from over 40 years of ministry experience.

For more Take 5 videos, visit vimeo.com/channels/minter or subscribe via RSS here: blog.restonbible.org/category/resources/take-5/feed/

To suggest a topic for Pastor Mike to cover, send an email to questions@restonbible.org.

Take 5: Pulpit Demeanor, Part 1

Mike MinterMedia, Resources, Take 5December 12, 20140

How do you come across to your people as you teach? A great communicator lacking authenticity blurs the message.

Take 5 is a series of videos for pastors & teachers of God’s Word. Mike Minter, teaching pastor and founder of Reston Bible Church, shares practical wisdom from over 40 years of ministry experience.

For more Take 5 videos, visit vimeo.com/channels/minter or subscribe via RSS here: blog.restonbible.org/category/resources/take-5/feed/

To suggest a topic for Pastor Mike to cover, send an email to questions@restonbible.org.

Take 5: The Lies We Tell, Part 4

Mike MinterResources, Take 5December 10, 20140

Where are you tempted to take an “exit ramp” when dealing with a difficult scripture? Here are four more detours to watch out for.

Take 5 is a series of videos for pastors & teachers of God’s Word. Mike Minter, teaching pastor and founder of Reston Bible Church, shares practical wisdom from over 40 years of ministry experience.

For more Take 5 videos, visit vimeo.com/channels/minter or subscribe via RSS here: blog.restonbible.org/category/resources/take-5/feed/

To suggest a topic for Pastor Mike to cover, send an email to questions@restonbible.org.

Take 5: The Lies We Tell, Part 3

Mike MinterMedia, Resources, Take 5December 8, 20140

Here are three more ways we can try to make Scripture fit what we want it to say, rather than letting it say what it actually says.

Take 5 is a series of videos for pastors & teachers of God’s Word. Mike Minter, teaching pastor and founder of Reston Bible Church, shares practical wisdom from over 40 years of ministry experience.

For more Take 5 videos, visit vimeo.com/channels/minter or subscribe via RSS here: blog.restonbible.org/category/resources/take-5/feed/

To suggest a topic for Pastor Mike to cover, send an email to questions@restonbible.org.

Take 5: The Lies We Tell, Part 2

Mike MinterMedia, Resources, Take 5December 5, 20140

There are many “exit ramps” teachers are tempted to take, particularly when dealing with difficult texts from the Scriptures. Many of these are valid some of the time, but none of them are valid all of the time.

Take 5 is a series of videos for pastors & teachers of God’s Word. Mike Minter, teaching pastor and founder of Reston Bible Church, shares practical wisdom from over 40 years of ministry experience.

For more Take 5 videos, visit vimeo.com/channels/minter or subscribe via RSS here: blog.restonbible.org/category/resources/take-5/feed/

To suggest a topic for Pastor Mike to cover, send an email to questions@restonbible.org.

Take 5: The Lies We Tell, Part 1

Mike MinterMedia, Resources, Take 5December 3, 20140

Pastors lie, even when we don’t mean to. Are we suppressing the truth from the pulpit?

Take 5 is a series of videos for pastors & teachers of God’s Word. Mike Minter, teaching pastor and founder of Reston Bible Church, shares practical wisdom from over 40 years of ministry experience.

For more Take 5 videos, visit vimeo.com/channels/minter or subscribe via RSS here: blog.restonbible.org/category/resources/take-5/feed/

To suggest a topic for Pastor Mike to cover, send an email to questions@restonbible.org.

Take 5: Taking a Short Break

Mike MinterMedia, Resources, Take 5November 26, 20140

Take 5 will take a short break from our regular posts while Pastor Mike is out of town. We’ll resume next week, December 3.

Take 5 is a series of videos for pastors & teachers of God’s Word. Mike Minter, teaching pastor and founder of Reston Bible Church, shares practical wisdom from over 40 years of ministry experience.

For more Take 5 videos, visit vimeo.com/channels/minter or subscribe via RSS here: blog.restonbible.org/category/resources/take-5/feed/

To suggest a topic for Pastor Mike to cover, send an email to questions@restonbible.org.

Take 5: Anatomy of a Message, Part 13

Mike MinterMedia, Resources, Take 5November 24, 20140

Here is a distillation of final thoughts on meditation, observation, preparation, and oration as you put your message together.

Take 5 is a series of videos for pastors & teachers of God’s Word. Mike Minter, teaching pastor and founder of Reston Bible Church, shares practical wisdom from over 40 years of ministry experience.

For more Take 5 videos, visit vimeo.com/channels/minter or subscribe via RSS here: blog.restonbible.org/category/resources/take-5/feed/

To suggest a topic for Pastor Mike to cover, send an email to questions@restonbible.org.

Take 5: Anatomy of a Message, Part 12

Mike MinterMedia, Resources, Take 5November 21, 20140

What do you want to accomplish though your message? Every message should have a clear goal. Here are three major considerations when thinking through the goal of your message.

Take 5 is a series of videos for pastors & teachers of God’s Word. Mike Minter, teaching pastor and founder of Reston Bible Church, shares practical wisdom from over 40 years of ministry experience.

For more Take 5 videos, visit vimeo.com/channels/minter or subscribe via RSS here: blog.restonbible.org/category/resources/take-5/feed/

To suggest a topic for Pastor Mike to cover, send an email to questions@restonbible.org.

Take 5: Anatomy of a Message, Part 11

Mike MinterMedia, Resources, Take 5November 19, 20140

As you deliver your message, set the tension. Tension creates in your audience a desire for resolution and keeps them engaged as you teach toward that resolution.

Take 5 is a series of videos for pastors & teachers of God’s Word. Mike Minter, teaching pastor and founder of Reston Bible Church, shares practical wisdom from over 40 years of ministry experience.

For more Take 5 videos, visit vimeo.com/channels/minter or subscribe via RSS here: blog.restonbible.org/category/resources/take-5/feed/

To suggest a topic for Pastor Mike to cover, send an email to questions@restonbible.org.

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