Dan Reiland

Dan Reiland is the executive pastor at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and the author of several books including Confident Leader! Become One, Stay One (Thomas Nelson).

Top 10 Church-Finance Mistakes

"We must embrace the truth that the functions of a local church do not operate for free."

8 Questions to Evaluate the Health of Your Church

"It’s easy to get so busy that you don’t take the time to evaluate your ministry. But evaluation is how you get better."

10 Rights a Godly Leader Must Give Up

"Jesus demonstrated this on the cross. Redemption was ever so costly—and so is kingdom-oriented leadership."

4 Reasons Every Christian Needs to Be Part of a Local Church

"Redemption has always been God’s purpose, and he appointed the church to carry out that purpose."

6 Signs Your Church Is Gospel-Focused

"It’s easy for the mechanics of ministry to minimize the mystery of the gospel."

6 Deal-Breaker Traits of the Best Children’s Pastors

"How do you know you’ve made the right choice in a children’s pastor, director or volunteer leader?"

Your Church Can’t Please Everyone—3 Better Alternatives

"People want confident leadership in a church that knows where it’s headed—even if they don’t entirely agree with you."

5 Mistakes Churches Make When Hiring

"It’s far better to wait than to make the wrong hire. You are not looking for a perfect person, but you do want the right person."