Why Megachurches Are Having a Hard Time Finding Pastors
Here are reasons there's a supply and demand crisis in pastoral searches for megachurches.
Leadership
Who Do You Compete With? Other Pastors?
Do your job. If you are losing members to the new guy, keep telling yourself (and your leaders who may be panicking at the empty pews and low offerings), This is not about us, but about the Lord Jesus. And if theyre doing a better job over there, then lets pray for them and encourage them. Dealing with church competition requires a focus on your own ministry.
Beyond Growth and Decline: The Future Church Narrative
The greatest challenge for church leaders is to tell the future church narrative in a way that is beautiful and life-giving to a generation that sees the world through a lens of anxiousness and division.
Don’t Jump Ship Too Quickly
So, pastor, you found the going to be tough, some of the leaders resistant, and a few members to be criminal in their behavior? You grew tired of fighting them and fed up with the way they treated you?
7 Vital Lessons Leadership Has Taught Me
When we put our pride aside and truly value those around us and who we work with, we are able to then respect what each person brings to our team.
A Cure for Cynicism
Hope is a beautiful byproduct of faithful practice in the present, offering a path to overcoming cynicism.
How Can Weaknesses of an Extroverted Pastor Become Strengths?
Partly because they are more outgoing, I believe extroverted pastors will get the benefit of the doubtmore so than introverted pastors. Many have tackled the subject of how introverts can overcome weaknesses, but this article focuses on how extroverted pastor weaknesses can become strengths.
5 Indisputable Matters That Help Foster Unity in Ministry
Wherever two or more are gathered in Christs name, theres bound to be conflict. Sometimes its a clash of personalities. Other times its unholy tension cloaked as competitiveness. But often its theological differences, which can hinder fostering unity in ministry.
Does it Matter if Your Sermons are Too Long — or Too Short?
While complaining over sermon length seems to have accelerated in the last few decades, the truth is, the conflict has been going on since the Reformation. Back in those days, it wasn’t unusual for a sermon to last up to 3 hours.
Celebrating 20 Years of Outreach: Young Leaders We Are Learning From
If we want to reach and keep the next generation, we have to teach them practically what it looks like to follow Jesus. ~Noah Herrin. Outreach magazine reflects on 20 years of highlighting young leaders shaping the church.
