{"id":1859,"date":"2023-09-17T18:49:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T18:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/?page_id=1859"},"modified":"2023-09-20T21:09:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T21:09:25","slug":"blog-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/blog-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog New"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1859\" class=\"elementor elementor-1859\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f0a271 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f0a271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e2ea4 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"54e2ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor-pro - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-bg{background-size:cover;background-position:50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;min-width:100%;min-height:100%}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner{background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:50%;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;padding:50px;margin:auto}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner,.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner:hover{color:#fff;display:flex}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-background-overlay{position:absolute;z-index:0;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-content{position:relative;z-index:1;width:100%}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-heading{font-size:35px;font-weight:700;line-height:1}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-description{font-size:17px;line-height:1.4}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-description:not(:last-child),.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-heading:not(:last-child){margin-bottom:30px}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-button{border:2px solid #fff;color:#fff;background:transparent;display:inline-block}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-button,.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-button:hover{background:transparent;color:inherit;text-decoration:none}.elementor--v-position-top .swiper-slide-inner{align-items:flex-start}.elementor--v-position-bottom .swiper-slide-inner{align-items:flex-end}.elementor--v-position-middle .swiper-slide-inner{align-items:center}.elementor--h-position-left .swiper-slide-inner{justify-content:flex-start}.elementor--h-position-right .swiper-slide-inner{justify-content:flex-end}.elementor--h-position-center .swiper-slide-inner{justify-content:center}body.rtl .elementor-widget-slides .elementor-swiper-button-next{left:10px;right:auto}body.rtl .elementor-widget-slides .elementor-swiper-button-prev{right:10px;left:auto}.elementor-slides-wrapper div:not(.swiper-slide)>.swiper-slide-inner{display:none}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner{padding:30px}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-heading{font-size:23px;line-height:1;margin-bottom:15px}.elementor-slides .swiper-slide-inner .elementor-slide-description{font-size:13px;line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:15px}}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f2091aa swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Wisdom<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">It is a wise person who sees the word \"impossible\" and views it as \"I'M-Possible.\"<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-c90b9f1 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Preaching<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">What is the chief end of preaching? I like to think it is this: It is to give men and women a sense of God and His presence.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-957526a swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Leadership<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous slide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next slide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59a74f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d59a74f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd11b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dd11b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a0f11 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"39a0f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-posts.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1572 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-preaching\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/book-review-the-heart-of-black-preaching\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1725\" src=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bookreviewblogpost-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1946\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bookreviewblogpost-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bookreviewblogpost-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bookreviewblogpost-1030x694.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bookreviewblogpost-768x518.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bookreviewblogpost-1536x1035.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bookreviewblogpost-2048x1380.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bookreviewblogpost-1500x1011.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bookreviewblogpost-705x475.jpeg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/book-review-the-heart-of-black-preaching\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBook Review: The Heart of Black Preaching\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe Heart of Black Preaching\u201d by Cleophus J. LaRue is a powerful and insightful exploration of the tradition of Black preaching in America. Drawing on<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/book-review-the-heart-of-black-preaching\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Book Review: The Heart of Black Preaching\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1569 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-wisdom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/why-a-pastor-needs-mentors\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mentoring-blog-post-1-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1945\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mentoring-blog-post-1-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mentoring-blog-post-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mentoring-blog-post-1-1030x687.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mentoring-blog-post-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mentoring-blog-post-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mentoring-blog-post-1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mentoring-blog-post-1-1500x1000.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mentoring-blog-post-1-705x470.jpeg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/why-a-pastor-needs-mentors\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy a Pastor Needs Mentors\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A pastor or preacher&#8217;s role is critical in leading their congregation and serving as spiritual guides. The responsibility can be overwhelming, and at times, one<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/why-a-pastor-needs-mentors\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why a Pastor Needs Mentors\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1566 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-leadership\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/leadership-sage\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1421\" src=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leadership-sage-blog-post-pic-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1948\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leadership-sage-blog-post-pic-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leadership-sage-blog-post-pic-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leadership-sage-blog-post-pic-1030x572.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leadership-sage-blog-post-pic-768x426.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leadership-sage-blog-post-pic-1536x853.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leadership-sage-blog-post-pic-2048x1137.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leadership-sage-blog-post-pic-1500x833.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leadership-sage-blog-post-pic-705x391.jpeg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/leadership-sage\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLeadership Sage\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. They are the one that gets the people to do the greatest<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/leadership-sage\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Leadership Sage\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fdfbf1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fdfbf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9068094 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9068094\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141a56f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"141a56f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Me<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f3caa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6f3caa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VS-picture-scaled-1-1030x1030.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1595\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VS-picture-scaled-1-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VS-picture-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VS-picture-scaled-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VS-picture-scaled-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VS-picture-scaled-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VS-picture-scaled-1-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VS-picture-scaled-1-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VS-picture-scaled-1-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VS-picture-scaled-1-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VS-picture-scaled-1-610x610.jpg 610w, https:\/\/vernonshazier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VS-picture-scaled-1.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda48c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dda48c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to the Vernon J. Shazier Leadership and Preaching Sage blog page. This is a space where you will find insights and inspiration from a seasoned leader and preacher who has dedicated his life to helping others grow in their faith and leadership skills. Vernon J. Shazier is a man of deep faith and conviction, with a passion for equipping others to fulfill their potential and live purposeful lives. With over two decades of experience in pastoral ministry, he has honed his skills as a preacher and teacher and has helped countless individuals and organizations achieve their goals and make a positive impact in the world. Through this blog, Vernon J. Shazier shares his wisdom and experience on a wide range of topics related to leadership and preaching, including personal development, team building, communication, and more. 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