3 unmet needs that could guide your ministry
Here is the way needs of spiritual seekers are best understood.
More reasons to let your pastor lead
Here are two more reasons to let your pastor be the one who makes big, important proposals for big, important changes.
Personal evangelism: from “how to” to “want to”
My school-age son knows what evangelism is all about.
Are you saying these 7 important things about money to your church?
Even though I was uncomfortable, I learned this was an important task of pastoral leadership.
10 conversation starters to promote unity
It became clear that if the church is to minister effectively to an increasingly diversified, polarized nation, it will require authentic and deliberate conversations.
Discover how core competencies will empower your mission and vision
Why do so many lay leaders roll their eyes when a new pastor wants to re-edit the mission and vision statement?
3 essential ingredients for life
Our lives should be a healthy mixture of doctrine, experience, and practice.
Writing and the art of rest
It took me a long time to learn to avoid setting impossible schedules for myself.
Trading your comfort zone for your sweet spot
But where, exactly, are we supposed to go when we leave our comfort zone?
7 lessons from Peyton Manning for church leaders
As leaders, here's what we can learn from this famous athlete.
Senior pastors are workplace leaders too
There seems to be a self-imposed separation between church leadership and leaders in other areas of society.
4 potent prayers to invigorate evangelism
These four, simple prayers will help solve a pastor’s most enduring and most important problem.
You are invited!
What would it be like if we loved the Lord with a whole heart, an honest heart, one that was open to God and not willing to hold anything back?
4 strategies to free your congregants from the worry trap
In church surveys, worry ranks first among women and second among men as their most common struggle.
4 traps of ingrown churches
Slowly over time most churches grow primarily inward in their focus, rather than focusing outward to meet the needs of those outside the church.
7 traits of churches with increasing per-member giving
The important question for congregations to consider is—what is the average giving by each member?
7 reasons why church people criticize pastors
If you serve in a church, criticism comes with the territory.
Why every pastor needs a therapist
A pastor must be very wise in choosing a confidant.
How Gen X could save the church
We can save the church. But what does that really mean?
Prioritizing pastoral roles
Which roles come naturally to you?
