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    Look at leadership development and you see the focus of most conferences and materials is on leaders at the top, or leaders on the front line.

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    People never get a second-chance at a first impression.

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    This question comes to the Church Answers’ team and me a few times a month.

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    As we enter the final month of the year, I’m frequently asked about year-end giving.

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    I get so inspired when I think about how the Bible leads with the generosity story right from the very beginning.

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    The demanding pace for leaders has never been more challenging.

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    “Be very careful, then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise, making the most out of every opportunity, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:15-16).

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