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How to help church members disclose more about their problems

What simple adjustments can you make to help people reveal more when you talk to them about their problems? Andy Farmer, a community and care pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen MIlls, PA, has a few useful suggestions. And discover why he thinks you shouldn't assume that people know what it means when you tell them you're a pastor.

Keeping gossip out of prayer requests

Matt Mitchell, senior pastor at Lanse Evangelical Free Church in Lanse, PA, shares practical tips on how to keep your prayer ministry from being the source of gossip in your church. Share the practical tips in this article with leaders in your church to keep them from inadvertently hurting those they pray for.

In other news

Your first look! In This Together video

Last Tuesday, we recorded our first In This Together interview! In case you haven't heard, In This Together is a video series that will reduce the workload of pastors by equipping church members to build and sustain biblical friendships.

We're capturing each expert's In This Together interview in a location where he or she enjoys spending time with friends. So where did we shoot Jonathan's interview? Watch this video to find out, to learn more about Jonathan, and to hear some of his insights on friendship. You can also see behind-the-scenes photos from our shoot.