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.
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.
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.
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.
If you've served your people for many years and now only receive criticism and complaints, apply these leadership tips from from Moses.
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.
Church revitalization begins with a change in how the pastor thinks.
The importance of experience as a teacher has three vital applications for anyone in leadership.
An important key toward helping others navigate the bridge back to a restored friendship with God is to lead churchgoers to be able to explain God’s biblical bridge.
As a leader, it seems like I do a lot of telling. I wonder if we sometimes miss how a well-placed question can enhance our leadership.
Yes, there's a new kind of servant leadership. It's the kind the world needs right now.
One of the best ways to ensure a leader's growth is to strip away any outdated and outmoded leadership beliefs. Here are five.
Our country has suffered by our silence. You are needed now to be a messenger of peace.
Do you trust God with your current journey, including all the details?
O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, we bow before you because, honestly, we have no place else to go.
If you’re not thriving—and many leaders aren’t, even in the best of times—adjust today to improve tomorrow.
A church recently lamented that they only have a 14% open rate for their emails. Plus their clickthrough rate was extremely low.
You only need to grow one plant to begin seeing parallels between gardening and leadership. Here are a few lessons I have been learning.
The practice of remembering is a rich spiritual discipline. It can powerfully encourage you in the present.
