When Libin Abraham became lead pastor of Bent Tree Bible Fellowship, he followed a beloved longtime leader and led the church through COVID-19. He explains why succession isn't imitation and how the church moved from survival to revival.
Both the pastor and the congregation must recognize that the pastor’s highest-leverage work must focus on sharing ministry by developing leaders who can in turn care for and develop others. This realization is simultaneously liberating and threatening: liberating because it means a way forward exists; threatening because it requires a fundamental change for both pastors and congregations. Pastors must shift their own self-understanding, and congregations must change the fundamental expectations they have of their pastors.
Leaders rarely intend to drift, but busy seasons can quietly disrupt the habits that keep them healthy. These four gauges can help leaders notice drift and course-correct.
Church leaders face constant disruption and resistance to change. Tod Bolsinger explains how pastors can lead transformation while protecting the values at the heart of the church.
Burnout isn't the price of working hard — it's the slow erosion of a soul disconnected from Jesus. Here are three rhythms that help ministry leaders flourish instead of fade.
Nehemiah 13 reveals a leader wrestling with holy restlessness—and finding rest not in finished work, but in a faithful God.
Church attendance and activity tell only part of the story. Learn how churches can measure discipleship and create a scoreboard focused on developing and sending disciple-makers.
New research points to growing spiritual interest in the U.K. and U.S. But Ed Stetzer explains why increased religious openness isn’t necessarily a spiritual revival—and what church leaders should do with the moment.
As churches trade prophetic guidance for affirmation, moral authority has quietly vanished from the pulpit—only to be filled by influencers, podcasts and cultural drift. Here's a biblical case for reclaiming it as a work of formation, not enforcement.
From childhood, J.R. Briggs has been fascinated by the power of a well-asked question. Now the founder of Kairos Partnerships and author of The Art of Asking Better Questions explains why Jesus asked over 300 questions but answered only a handful directly—and what that means for how we lead, disciple, and share our faith today.
