A teachable spirit will improve your writing
This conscious-raising exercise enhanced my outlook on life.
3 components of Bible engagement
Although this term "Bible engagement" has become more popular, we still lack a commonly understood definition of what it means.
3 great helps for proclaiming the gospel in a hostile culture
Needless to say, believers are commanded to proclaim the gospel.
Do you have a ministry team, or just a group doing ministry?
So how do we distinguish between a well-functioning ministry team and a mere group of people who happen to be operating near one another?
Stop talking about small group multiplication
Here's a better way to get your groups to reproduce.
How to harness the power of chaos in your ministry
Effective structures provide the stability an organization needs to successfully implement its strategies.
The 10 Commandments for church parking lots
Neglecting practical ministry is to unwise and perhaps sinful.
The power of 4: One research finding that changed an entire ministry
Will it change yours too?
Pursuing a healthy paradigm
Workplace leaders operate out of their paradigms.
4 important characteristics of leaders
Like it or not, leaders have influence. So what should we expect from them?
What drives your motivation?
Pastoral ministry is a boiling cauldron of relentless deadlines, impossible demands, unreasonable expectations, and inadequate resources.
The measure up mentality in today’s church
Consider these thoughts on the 'measure up mentality' in ministry.
3 kinds of church staff members …and how to best utilize each
Do you divide people into these three different categories?
The bigger is better syndrome
If you lead a small church, you probably want your church to grow. But consider this: Exactly why do you want that?
Freedom from religion
Religion…I am referring to any system of belief that compels people to please a deity with rules, rituals, systems, and moral behavior.
154 key ways to tell if you are too busy
Being busy is a self-imposed condition. Very often we choose to be busy rather than something else.
Pastors, don’t say these 7 things about money to your church
When pastors talk about money, they have a list of things they commonly say.
The Great Commandment as a motive for evangelism
I personally believe that the greatest implication of the gospel on one’s life should be a focus on the Great Commandment.
3 observations of church revitalization
It is obvious that American Christianity is hemorrhaging. Revitalization is essential.
7 more ways to raise a pastor’s performance potential
A turnaround situation demands extra energy to meet current needs and to also cultivate new members and assimilate them.
