Because "wealth and honor" and success come from God alone, you can rest anytime you have faithfully put in the work and the "inputs"—not just when you've achieved your desired outcome.
Every Christian leader faces the challenge of setting meaningful and achievable goals, both for their ministry and personal life.
Focus on the why. Not on the what and the how. What and how are inherently divisive. Why unites people.
Being aware of the baggage young people have and the stages of life they are going into can help churches better minister to younger generations.
Ancient mariners knew the value of fixed points in the sky. Those anchors above gave them confidence to release their ropes at the shore and to navigate their journeys toward lands they knew lay beyond the rising and falling seas.
In our noisy world where there are lots of choices to make, with many places of decision, the church needs to be clear about options and very specific with direction.
I remember my surprise at the response to a book I wrote in 2001, Surprising Insights from the Unchurched. The fact that I remember something that took place almost a quarter of a century ago is a testament to its indelible mark on my memory.
One of my favorite preachers is Steve Brown who was formerly a pastor at the Key Biscayne Presbyterian church in Florida. Steve is an author, speaker, and now a seminary professor.
The winning strategy is this: Be the best at attracting, building, and retaining your team. You can't play without a team.
When you welcome people to your church during your in-person services, do you still behave like it's 1999?
Innovation and creativity are hallmarks of a great organization. They know what they do well, think about what to do next, and then innovate to get there.
The Bible tells us that hope, real hope, never disappoints. But what if you're in prison, and you've lost all hope?
Individuals interested in joining the TLC team are assessed for what we simply call the five Cs: calling, character, culture, chemistry and competence.
I've been competing all of my life. It seems like the very air we breathe pushes us toward individualism, not cooperation.
More than 1,000 volunteers from 10 churches united to serve over 40 schools throughout the Louisville community.
Did you know that your work and your workplace are under a curse?
Don't miss your Sunday ministry, as it may be the most important ministry you will ever have.
Ministering to the incarcerated doesn’t take special skills or training. It just takes saying “yes” to God. Once you do that, says Derry, there’s no limit to what God can do.
I have spent a lot of time drafting my Anti-Bucket List—things I am intentionally sacrificing in this life so that I can accumulate as many eternal rewards as possible per Jesus's command.
We’ve invented a million anti-aging products in an attempt to preserve our physical lives longer. What if we took seriously the idea that who we are becoming is an eternal matter?
