﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:36:19 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Larry Barker</title><link>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/rss/author/2008/larry-barker</link><atom:link href="http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/rss/author/2008/larry-barker" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Barker]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[HEALTHY CHURCH: Structure Matters]]></title><link>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-structure-matters</link><description><![CDATA[ 
       Is there a limit to how large a church can grow or even should grow? Carey Nieuwhof identifies three key factors to consider: the leader’s capacity, the community’s size, and the structure ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:46:28 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-structure-matters</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[47aef9fd-2550-4815-a69a-0e84fb3a4b5a-10571]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Barker]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[MISSION:World - Just Do Your Thing]]></title><link>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/missionworld-just-do-your-thing</link><description><![CDATA[ 
  By Larry Barker, VP of Church Strategy and Training    
 

 
       The charge from Paul to young Timothy was to continue in the things he had learned, knowing it was Paul who taught them to him ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:48:39 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/missionworld-just-do-your-thing</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[47aef9fd-2550-4815-a69a-0e84fb3a4b5a-10570]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Barker]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[HEALTHY CHURCH: Myths and Misconceptions]]></title><link>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-myths-and-misconceptions</link><description><![CDATA[ 
            There are many myths and misconceptions about church health, ministers and ministry. Myths are defined as “an idea or story that many people believe, but that is not true.” ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:31:58 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-myths-and-misconceptions</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[47aef9fd-2550-4815-a69a-0e84fb3a4b5a-10569]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Barker]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[HEALTHY CHURCH: Church Health Myths]]></title><link>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-church-health-myths</link><description><![CDATA[ 
       Superstitions, wives’ tales and myths are plentiful and seemingly unending. As you mature in life, you begin to realize they just are not true. Some were harmless and innocent, but others ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-church-health-myths</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[47aef9fd-2550-4815-a69a-0e84fb3a4b5a-10568]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Barker]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[HEALTHY CHURCH: Healthy Churches Need REAL Men]]></title><link>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-healthy-churches-need-real-men</link><description><![CDATA[ 
            The acronym for  REAL  men has been used and applied in different ways and contexts. My good friend Luke McCown teaches that it stands for: 
 

 
       •  R ejects Passivity 
 

 
 ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 12:17:27 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-healthy-churches-need-real-men</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[47aef9fd-2550-4815-a69a-0e84fb3a4b5a-10567]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Barker]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[HEALTHY CHURCH: Remember, Remain, Resolve]]></title><link>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-remember-remain-resolve</link><description><![CDATA[ 
            “If you are walking daily with the Lord, you will not have to find God’s will — you will already be in it.” This statement by Henry and Richard Blackaby in  Experiencing God Day by Day  ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 14:43:52 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-remember-remain-resolve</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[47aef9fd-2550-4815-a69a-0e84fb3a4b5a-10566]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Barker]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[HEALTHY CHURCH: Jesus Evangelized]]></title><link>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-jesus-evangelized</link><description><![CDATA[ 
       In the Gospels, as you watch the ministry of Christ unfold, you see our Lord preaching and teaching. He said clearly that He had come to  “seek and to save the lost”  (Luke 19:10). Jesus ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:42:51 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-jesus-evangelized</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[47aef9fd-2550-4815-a69a-0e84fb3a4b5a-10565]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Barker]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[HEALTHY CHURCH: Spiritual Dynamics of A Health Church]]></title><link>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-spiritual-dynamics-of-a-health-church</link><description><![CDATA[ 
       Dynamics are defined as “the forces or properties which stimulate growth, development or change within a system or process.” I Thessalonians 5:23 challenges God’s people that He would ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-spiritual-dynamics-of-a-health-church</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[47aef9fd-2550-4815-a69a-0e84fb3a4b5a-10564]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Barker]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[HEALTHY CHURCH: Reproducing Multiplying Churches]]></title><link>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-reproducing-multiplying-churches</link><description><![CDATA[ 
      In the book of Acts, churches were growing and multiplying exponentially. What can and should we learn from the description given and stressed to us there? Acts 2:47 says,  “…and the Lord ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-reproducing-multiplying-churches</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[47aef9fd-2550-4815-a69a-0e84fb3a4b5a-10563]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Barker]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[HEALTHY CHURCH: What Kind of Church are You?]]></title><link>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-what-kind-of-church-are-you</link><description><![CDATA[ 
       Jesus loves His church. Ephesians 5:25-27 makes His adoration for His bride crystal clear,  “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:38:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://baptisttrumpet.epochonline.com/All-The-News/Free-Article-Details/healthy-church-what-kind-of-church-are-you</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[47aef9fd-2550-4815-a69a-0e84fb3a4b5a-10367]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>