Frontpage Article Leadership Pastoral Ministry Is it Biblical for Women to be Pastors or Elders? This is a controversial topic that our ministry gets asked about consistently. It tends to incite debate but my encouragement is for Christians on all sides to think Biblically, rather than emotionally. Our aim ought to be to engage Scripture, present truths as best as we can, steer clear of character assaults, and make logical […] Written by Costi Hinn January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Church Growth Church Planting Frontpage Article Pastoral Ministry 3 Keys to Effective Church Planting 21st century America has seen a church planting revival. Church plants are popping up everywhere. I recently googled “Church Plant” in a well-known mid-level U.S. city, and twenty churches popped up within a 5-mile radius. There was a congregation named “Fresh Church” one block from “Radiant Church” who was just around the corner from “Destiny Church.” We’ve seen […] Written by Anthony Wood December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Frontpage Article Pastoral Ministry 10 Lessons from Online Seminary This article may ruffle the feathers of those who teach, attend, or believe in mandated on-campus seminary training, but don’t get too fired up just yet. Let’s start by agreeing on this: physically going to seminary can be vitally important for a ministry leader. As valuable as physically attending seminary can be, the local church […] Written by Costi Hinn December 5, 2019November 8, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelism Frontpage Article Global Missions Pastoral Ministry 3 Takeaways from India 2019 From January 25th – February 3rd I and a brother from our church embarked on a 34-hour journey deep into the heart of India. While it’s not necessary to share our exact location, I can share that we were in the southern half of India. Our objective on this trip was not to convert Hindus, […] Written by Costi Hinn February 6, 2019October 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Church Growth Frontpage Article How to Make a Growing Church Feel Small A growing church can be a blessing and a burden. By “growing” (in this article) I mean, numerically. Every pastor wants to see numerical growth in their church because it means people are coming into contact with the gospel. That’s the power source for conversion (Romans 1:16). Conversely, no pastor with convictions about being a […] Written by Costi Hinn December 27, 2018October 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Church Membership Frontpage Article Pastoral Ministry 5 Signs of a Dangerous Church Member In his phenomenal book titled, Well-Intentioned Dragons, Marshall Shelley addressed the challenges of problem-people in the church saying, “Wherever there’s light, there’s bugs.” And boy, is he right. It seems that, without question, problem people tend to pop up most where the light burns brightest. Not in every case, but quite often, they end up […] Written by Costi Hinn September 10, 2018October 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Frontpage Article Leadership Pastoral Ministry Spiritual Abuse 5 Signs of a Dangerous Pastor Trustworthy leadership is hard to find. Inside and outside Christianity, men and women with fancy letters behind their names are doing nasty things to innocent people – and children. It’s becoming more and more apparent that academic degrees (while important) and achievements (while admirable) are not the measure of success for a leader. Integrity is. […] Written by Costi Hinn August 27, 2018October 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Leadership Pastoral Ministry Embracing God’s Timing as a Pastor-in-Waiting At times in the early years of training and ministry, you’ll find yourself in the uncomfortable position of waiting. You may be waiting on a ministry opportunity, waiting to complete seminary, or waiting on what you think you’re ready for – but haven’t seen God open the door yet. No matter the tension we feel […] Written by Costi Hinn July 30, 2018October 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Discernment Pastoral Ministry How to Cultivate Discernment in Your Church Pastoral ministry is a serious work that requires work. When it comes to a pastor’s mandate to proclaim the truth and protect God’s people from error, the task is nothing short of a divine burden. Pastoral ministry can be described as a daily spiritual battle for souls that never seems to end. There are times when […] Written by Costi Hinn July 24, 2018December 29, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Leadership 3 Ways To Nurture Emotional Intelligence Lately, I’ve been thinking about emotions and pastoral ministry—particularly, when it comes to qualities like managing self-awareness and developing relational empathy with those I’ve been entrusted to lead. Pastors often pride ourselves on having a high IQ (intelligence quotient) even as we flaunt our indifference to EQ (emotional quotient, or our skill in handling emotions). […] Written by Costi Hinn June 21, 2018October 17, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How to Share Your Testimony: Step by Step Stories are the language of the human heart. They have the power to captivate listeners with their relatable desires, conflicts, and struggles. Stories also have the power to define individuals, families, societies, and nations. One storytelling expert said, “Stories are 2 to 10 times more memorable than facts alone. And that’s why the most influential […] Written by Greg Sukert March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why the Mission of God Beats the American Dream In 1999, my wife and I graduated from college and began working to pay off our student debts, which were substantial. We didn’t have a “missionary call,” but we believed it was important to be rooted and active in our local church, and faithful in reading our Bibles and prayer. I quickly began rising in […] Written by Brooks Buser February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How FTG Handles Your Giving When I launched this site a few years ago, it was only a blog. At that time, my publisher asked that I have one so that I could promote books to people who find my articles helpful. When discussing the whole idea with my wife, we both agreed that naming something “Costi Hinn Ministries” was […] Written by Costi Hinn February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Doctrine Matters We have all heard some version of the statement: “I love Jesus, I’m just not into theology.” Or, “I know the gospel, which is all the doctrine I need.” Or, “learning doctrine and theology is for those stuffy seminary types.” Or, “Jesus + Nothing = Everything.” Statements like these have an initial appeal. They sound […] Written by Jesse Randolph February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked