Comparing your church to another church can be one of the worst things you do as a church leader.
Many pastors really do struggle with depression.
We leaders often enjoy the affirmation and adulation of others as we express our ideas, provide direction, and set future courses. Sometimes we enjoy it too much.
When you are in your worship services next Sunday, look at the people around you. Do they all look like you?
Even though this new year is quickly slipping into history, it is not too late to see a new opportunity to embrace new attitudes and renewed efforts in church leadership.
We have many incredible leaders in our churches today. But, perhaps more often than we admit, some church leaders stop leading.
As we begin 2018, I have never seen local congregations at such a critical juncture. Amid the waves of these seas of negativity exist mercy drops of hope and possibilities.
See if you can identify with one or more of these issues where allowing the status quo to continue is harmful.
Many people have this naïve view that a pastor just has to preach and love people.
Pastors and other church leaders: Please heed the words in this article and don’t do stupid.
Is your church prepared for an emergency situation, like what happened in Sutherland Springs, Texas?
What would it look like to take your church into a new season?
He or she may not be who you expect. However, recognizing the toxic problem may lead to a faster solution.
Many churches have become too busy for their own good.
You are ready to lead and move the church forward, but not without dealing with these obstacles.
The last thing pastors need is someone to offer them advice.
Why has the topic of evangelism grown strangely quiet?
I’ve seen too many people in vocational ministry fail to launch.
We call it the death spiral. By the time I am contacted about a serious problem in a church, it is often too late.
Change or die. Such has been the reality of too many congregations.
