The best thing a pastor can do right now
A tsunami of COVID-19, quarantines, riots, racial tensions, demands for online services and dozens of other challenges has slammed pastors and churches. Pastor, you're not going to be much good to yourself, the church, or the mission if you burn out.
Minimal church: Where the future church is headed
It is time to revisit the need to simplify. It is time to look at how effective churches of the very near future (like in the next few months) will do only a few things well and eliminate the rest.
The challenge of taking a stand for what you believe
People are brutal. They don’t care what they say, how they say it, or how much their words hurt. People will trounce you for taking a stand.
Our best weapons are not carnal
God is calling me to a deeper level of trust and dependency on Him in my next ministry assignment. This time of preparation is learning to rest and wait on Him and to reject carnal weapons.
How to deal with disappointment in ministry
If you've served your people for many years and now only receive criticism and complaints, apply these leadership tips from from Moses.
How to discern between instruction and criticism
As ministry leaders, we get a lot of feedback on how we operate and even who we are. To sort through it all, we must learn to differentiate instruction from criticism.
