Your calling consists of many duties and responsibilities. A few of them may be in your wheelhouse, but for the most part pastoral ministry will tax you, challenge you and humble you.
Pastors don’t like to admit it, but many harbor fears. This is particularly true of those who serve alone — solo pastors.
As we look back over this regathering phase, we admit that several developments caught us by surprise. Some are good. Some are not.
Leading any type of organization is hard enough in itself — but leading an organization well without a clear and compelling mission and vision is downright impossible.
Churches thrive on big vision (faith) but face the reality of limited resources (practice). Here are some insights and tips to consider.
Here's a one-minute leadership lesson from The Jesus Revolution movie.
We're being intentional about providing resources for smaller churches. That is our stake in the ground.
I often remind church members that ministry takes place in three ways: 1) from the pulpit to the pew, 2) from the pew to the pew, and 3) from the pew to the pulpit.
Here's a one-minute strategy to keep in mind for your church parking lot.
Regardless the size of the church, recruiting church leaders is a potential trap.
Here are 10 of the most common developments we’ve discerned. They will likely become trends in 2023.
Here are some insights and tips to guide you as a solo pastor to challenge and handle the bullies you may encounter.
Here are three ways the future church will connect its congregants and communities with the Good News.
Pastors must develop church leaders in two domains: spiritual maturity and competent governance.
While other pastors were preaching how to be good Christians, Spurgeon countered by simply preaching Christ’s glory and to be saved.
Churches with fewer than 250 in average worship attendance account for 92 percent of all churches in the United States.
In this video example, giving a pastor the opportunity after church to record a 60-second video welcome to each guest has several advantages.
I knew how taxing the ministry was going to be. But no one told me how being in leadership meant going through loneliness.
Now let’s look at three more actions that can help you stick it out when you are fed up with what you're doing and ready to quit.
Here are a few essentials the business world could learn from the Church.
