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Hadley Baker of Rowlett | Where Pastoral Counseling Stops
A pastor sitting across from a couple in crisis has real authority in that room. Knowing the edge of it is most of what separates a helpful pastor from a dangerous one. Hadley Baker of Rowlett, Texas, northeast of Dallas, provides pastoral and biblical counseling at City On A Hill Community Church, and he opens…
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Hadley Baker of Rowlett | You Cannot Mentor Someone by Describing the Job
Every church has a leadership pipeline on paper. Most of them are reading lists. A person completes the material, feels prepared, and then discovers on their first Sunday running something that none of it transferred. Hadley Baker of Rowlett, Texas, northeast of Dallas, develops leaders at City On A Hill Community Church, and his method…
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Hadley Baker of Rowlett | The First Forty-Eight Hours After a Death
The phone call comes at 6:40 in the morning or 11:15 at night. Almost never in the middle of a workday. A pastor answers it and the next two days belong to a family he may have known for twenty years or may have met once. Hadley Baker of Rowlett, Texas, northeast of Dallas, has…
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Hadley Baker of Rowlett | Premarital Counseling Is Not About the Wedding
The average couple spends more hours choosing a caterer than talking about money. This is not a joke about weddings. It is a description of how most people prepare for a marriage. Hadley Baker of Rowlett, Texas, northeast of Dallas, officiates weddings at City On A Hill Community Church and elsewhere, and the ceremony is…
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Hadley Baker of Rowlett | The Sermon Test Nobody Applies Until Thursday
Most sermons are forgotten by Tuesday. Not because the preaching was bad, and not because the people in the room were distracted. They get forgotten because nothing in them asked anybody to do something different on Monday morning. Hadley Baker of Rowlett, Texas, northeast of Dallas, builds his week around that problem. As lead pastor…