Charles Stone

As a pastor for over 43 years, Charles Stone served as a lead pastor, associate pastor and church planter in churches from 50 to over 1,000. He now coaches and equips pastors and teams to effectively navigate the unique challenges ministry brings. By blending biblical principles with cutting-edge brain-based practices he helps them enhance their leadership abilities, elevate their preaching/ teaching skills and prioritize self-care. He is the author of seven books. For more information and to follow his blogs, visit CharlesStone.com.

4 Reminders About Change

Help your team realize that it’s normal to feel unsettled during change and that it will pass.

3 Guidelines to Empower Those You Lead

Examine how you respond to your staff when they want you to solve their problem.

Try These 3 Ways to Benefit from Criticism

The writer of Proverbs implies that we should learn from and even seek out the beneficial wounds from our critics. Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. (Pv 27.6)

Showing Appreciation on Sundays

When I look a volunteer in the eye and say, ‘thanks for serving today,’ I see their countenance brighten.

How Much Shut-Eye Do You Get?

When we don’t get adequate sleep we can become more rigid in our thinking and less adaptable. Rigid thinking impairs good decision making.

Do You Recognize These Symptoms of Stress?

Prolonged stress makes you more forgetful.

When the Mental Load is Affecting Your Leadership

Toward the end of the day or a week when a leader has had to make too many decisions, he may find himself losing his cool more easily, flying off the handle, or saying thing things he shouldn’t.

7 Ways to Overcome the Blindness That Comes With Familiarity

Seeing your church with new eyes