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  • Parenting with Empathy: Navigating Challenges and Growth

    Parenting is a rewarding journey filled with joys and challenges. One of the most common sources of stress for parents is witnessing our children face the same obstacles and struggles that we encountered during our own childhood. The desire to protect and […]

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  • Fighting to Put Family First

    Yesterday, I wrote about the importance of leading your family first. You can read more about it here. Often times we can learn by example…and an example of a ministry leader that failed at leading his family is Eli in the Old […]

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  • Lead Your Family First

    Do you ever find yourself playing with your kids but thinking about work? I know I have. As a pastor, there have been times when I’ve been so preoccupied with thinking about the church that I’ve missed out on golden opportunities with […]

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About Eric

Eric Echols is the Lead Pastor of Freedom Bible Church in Evans, GA. He is passionate about helping people become disciples of Jesus and leading them to fulfill their God-given calling to become reproducing disciple-makers. Eric uses his relational style as a communicator to encourage people to grow closer to Christ. Eric loves being outdoors, reading books, having a good cup of coffee, and college football (especially the Georgia Bulldogs).