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Keith Haney
Aug 7, 20235 min read
What are We Missing with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
Most of us have heard the phrase, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water." That phrase is just a word of caution that dismissing...
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Keith Haney
Aug 4, 20232 min read
Trust is the Future of Leadership
"When communication decreases, uncertainty increases." Craig Groeschel Never is this statement better illustrated than in the example...
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Keith Haney
Jul 31, 20236 min read
Reaching Young People Through the Noise of Culture
Ken Davis shared this experiment: We conducted a three-phase investigation at Rockford College and used over 100 college graduates...
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Keith Haney
Jul 28, 20233 min read
What to Expect From Generation Z?
Let us start this discussion by clarifying what constitutes Generation Z and how they differ from Millennials: Generation Z are people...
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Keith Haney
Jul 25, 20235 min read
Are Young People Open to Faith Conversations?
I am passionate about Christians sharing their faith with those outside God's family. I am not a big fan of doing that without forming a...
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Keith Haney
Jul 19, 20234 min read
The Four Things Parents Want in a School
As schools are about to reopen in the fall, what are prospective parents looking for in a Christian day school? This post summarizes a...
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Keith Haney
Jul 18, 20232 min read
A Meal Prepared By Our King
You prepare a table before me (Ps 23:5) As the psalmist, David shifts his attention to protection from the valley of death in verse 4,...
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Keith Haney
Jul 11, 20235 min read
The Worship Attendance Numbers Are Lying To You?
There is much conversation in my church right now about whether we are a declining church body and whether or not we will survive this...
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Keith Haney
Jul 8, 20233 min read
How to Approach a Pastoral Transition?
In a magazine for pastors [Pulpit Helps, August 1997], one fellow wrote with one of those "you know you're in trouble when …" lists. This...
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Keith Haney
Jul 5, 20237 min read
The Characteristics of Christ Followers
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man...
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Keith Haney
Jul 1, 20233 min read
Are You Content With Good Enough?
Sometimes, when I look back at my time in the parish, I feel for my congregation members. My parents raised me with the idea that "good...
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Keith Haney
Jun 28, 20232 min read
The Church's Work Is Complex
23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how to stir up...
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Keith Haney
Jun 20, 20233 min read
Passing Down A Legacy
One question I love to ask guests on my podcast is: “What do you want your legacy to be?” The illustration below shows what happens when...
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Keith Haney
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Understanding the Unique Role of Rural Ministry
I have spent most of my ministry in big metropolises but have not lived in a community of under 4,000. You know you live in a small town...
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Keith Haney
Jun 6, 20231 min read
We Honor Our Fallen Heroes
We pause today to remember our fallen heroes. Thank you for defending and giving your lives to keep us safe and the banner of freedom...
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Keith Haney
Jun 6, 20234 min read
The Church Should be More Like Gumbo Versus Tomato Soup
I grew up in the great state of Louisiana. It was a very diverse community of people and cultures. When I think about the church on...
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Keith Haney
Jun 6, 20234 min read
Urban Ministry is Complicated
Urban Ministry is messy. It involves loving all people. Some come into our stream of consciousness with messy and broken lives. Because...
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Keith Haney
Jun 6, 20235 min read
Mother's Hold A Special Place in the Family
There’s an old saying, “God couldn’t be everywhere at once, so he made moms.” That statement has horrible theology in it. But it...
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Keith Haney
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Reaching Rural America with the Gospel
When I talked to a few frustrated rural pastors, at the heart of their frustration was the sense that because there was not a large...
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Keith Haney
Jun 6, 20234 min read
What Kind Of Church Will We Be?
This story is familiar. In 1972, and after 308 years, the First Church of Newton, Mass., called it quits. It gave its assets to a museum,...
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