"I'm not getting fed." It's one of the most common complaints of church members looking for excuses to leave a church.
Giving up your preferences and reminding your congregation to do the same is not an easy road, but it is worth it for the sake of the gospel.
Pastors may consider adapting these thought-provoking questions and answers when they address their congregations' grads in a sermon or in written recognition.
Good leaders recognize that the majority of the conflicts in their organization can be prevented or resolved by employing these six practices.
Brittany Rust shares the three heart postures and attributes necessary for healthy and effective leadership. (This is a snippet from Brittany's online leadership course for women, Leading and Loving From the Woman's Heart. To learn more, visit brittanyrust.com.)
When an area of your organization is chronically deficient, a process overhaul may be required.
As hard as the last year has been, you've learned so much in this disruption that to simply re-embrace what was will destroy what can be.
The attractional church is yielding to the local church. This one phenomenon explains what is taking place in the three categories of churches described in this article.
A few years back, I spent most of the year studying the Bible's use of the word "door." The concept is found about 400 times in Scripture, often as a metaphor for opportunities in our lives.
Many churches report that giving during the pandemic has been exceptional. In fact, in most churches giving has actually increased while in-person attendance has declined significantly from a year ago.
We must eliminate all barriers and distances between the messenger and the audience in order to have effective church communications.
As you reflect on how things have changed, here are three things you may wish to consider as you plan for the reopening of your church.
May I make a few suggestions so that you might regain your physical, emotional, and spiritual stamina?
Even if the only person you lead is yourself, you can work on rooting out resentment, you can choose not to complain, and you can choose loyalty over jealousy every time.
I was asked how to create a start-up plan for a new service that would reach a different culture than the church typically reaches. Here are my recommendations.
Our consumer-focused society has influenced our church culture. Many expect their churches to immediately entertain and gratify, rather than challenge to holiness and discipleship.
Though we don't have a precise picture of what churches will look like two years from now, we are at least getting some early indicators as the congregations regather.
Over the past year, you've likely needed to help many people in your community find hope. After a year of helping other people find hope in one of the most difficult seasons any of us have experienced, you may find yourself in need of hope.
For hundreds of millions of Christians around the world, this week symbolizes the very heart of our entire faith. But for some, this week with the most positive of meanings can still be a reminder of pain.
