Leadership

Clean Your Bookshelves and Your Soul

Don’t let the comfort of familiar pain prevent you from embracing the unknown discomfort of positive change.

15 New Year’s Resolutions Straight Out of Scripture

What would a set of New Year’s resolutions look like for you and your church, your role as a leader, or simply as someone who wants to live a life of strategic kingdom investment? And specifically, what if they came from the Bible?

Perfectly Imperfect Churches

Most of the great breakthroughs and innovative ideas are a result of problems being viewed not as a problem to solve, but an opportunity to make things better.

Beauty and Pain in Ministry

Navigating the Ups and Downs of Serving Christ’s Church

Thinking Smaller

4 Leaders Reflect on How 2020 Changed the Scorecard for the Church

10 Powerful Quotes for Your Leadership Toolbox

Helping you reframe the challenges you face

Preaching Hope in the Midst of Despair

“We preach Christ. … God’s power and God’s wisdom” (1 Cor. 1:23–24). Rick Warren says a lot of what pastors are feeding their people is...

Embracing a New Normal

Things aren’t going back to normal … and that’s OK

Why Churches Have a String of Short-Term Pastors

8 Recurring Issues That Prevent Church Leaders From Sticking

Leading When You’re Not the Smartest or Most-Talented Person on the Team

Lessons Learned Working With Experienced Teammates