Nineteen years ago, when I retired from a 40-year ministry at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, I decided to dedicate the next chapter of my life to encouraging other pastors.
Most believers are eager to witness for their faith, but feel completely helpless because they don't know what to say.
Cooperation is important in any working relationship, but collaboration is even more valuable.
For those of us who frequently complain about being "too busy," (hand raised) I think we should respond by giving thanks to God.
When they hired me, I'm pretty certain I was the youngest senior pastor since 1949.
We are in uncharted waters in this country. In a sense, yes, there is "nothing new under the sun" (Eccl. 1:9), but many of us have not seen our world turned upside down like it seems to be today.
The book of Proverbs repeatedly offers wise counsel that we should listen more than we speak.
We influence whether we acknowledge it or not. Our influence can be accidental, or it can be purposeful.
It's important to be an emotionally supportive leader, but why?
Is marketing, branding, publicity, or advertising something that most churches should be doing?
"We can't find a pastor." It is a challenge to find a pastor, but it's also a new opportunity to look at how we "do church."
You have a lot of choices. You also have a lot of decisions. How will you make the wisest decisions?
Being an influential leader starts with being the best version of you that you can be.
Ever catch yourself saying, "It's not my fault"? Maybe you say it but with different words. Find out how to move away from this mentality and into better leadership.
Find a simple, but powerful, framework you can use as a tool to assess how your current board is functioning and what it needs to focus on.
None of us are guaranteed 70 or 80 years of life. While our lives could be potentially long, they can also be unpredictably short. What are we to do with this?
Leaders need encouragement because it can be lonely at the top. Find some encouragement in this post.
Ruts pose two hazards for a bike rider. One, they’re hard to get out of. Two, they take control of the steering. The words “go to church” create similar risks for Christ-followers.
Information is not the same thing as knowledge or wisdom. Find out what we can learn from Job.
As leaders, we need to strive to be more like Josiah. But what could that look like?
