Helping Pastors Win
At Home & Church
Helping Pastors Win
At Home & Church
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Oklahoma’s Ministry Pipeline
One of the most important and fulfilling initiatives in my 34 years of ministry is the launch of over 100 mentoring cohorts (groups) this Fall by Oklahoma Baptists. This "Ministry Pipeline" is for emerging ministers between the 10th grade and 10th year of ministry....
4 Health Hacks For Ministry Couples
A close pastor friend my age recently asked me for advice on staying physically healthy. Unfortunately, many pastors need some help in this area. Jayson Byassee, a former pastor and co-author of Faithful and Fractured: Responding to the Clergy Health Crisis, says...
4 COVID Takeaways For Pastors
We are all understandably eager to look ahead to the post-COVID world we have all been longing for. Oklahoma Baptist Convention, where I serve, met with small groups of pastors in March at about 10 locations around the state to hear how they are doing, as well as what...
What Is A Pastor’s #1 Task?
Is the Great Commission really our most important task? I have always heard that it is "the main thing" - but now I am not so sure. Although both the Great Commission and the Great Commandments are important, according to Jesus they aren’t equally important. A scribe...
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Shepherding in the Shadow of Death
Paul W. Powell & Mark Dance
The Struggle is Real
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About Mark & Janet Dance
Mark Dance, D.Min. is the Director of Pastoral Development for Oklahoma Baptists, as well as the Executive Director of Care4Pastors. Mark previously served as a senior pastor for 28 years before becoming an associate vice president at LifeWay in 2014. Mark and Janet moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2020 and have two adult children and a son-in-law living in Arkansas.
About Mark & Janet Dance
Mark Dance, D.Min. is the Director of Pastoral Development for Oklahoma Baptists, as well as the Executive Director of Care4Pastors. Mark previously served as a senior pastor for 28 years before becoming an associate vice president at LifeWay in 2014. Mark and Janet moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2020 and have two adult children and a son-in-law living in Arkansas.