Leadership

Creating Great Church Guest First Impressions

How you treat people who are new to your church can be the difference between your church growing or getting stuck.

Why Leaders Lead With Prayer

Imagine attempting to lead without strength, without guidance, and without defense. Personally, I would consider it both terrifying and utterly futile.

12 Encouraging Bible Verses for Leaders

Leading isn’t easy. These 12 Bible verses offer strength, wisdom, and encouragement for leaders who want to stay grounded in faith.

5 Blind Spots in Churches With High Pastor Turnover

Might the church culture be the problem?

The Continuing Relevance and Legacy of John Stott

And why he continues to be an important voice today

4 Keys to Staying Focused in a Downward Ministry Period

How to keep moving forward in a challenging ministry season

7 Things Churches Do That Make Visitors Feel Unwelcome

The ways we discourage people from joining us

5 Reasons Consumer Church Members Leave

Why some of your members are taking off

Why Kids and Youth Ministries Drift from Jesus

Three ways ministries can subtly drift from the gospel

Avoiding the Biggest Mistake Church Leaders Will Make in 2021

Five things that you’ll miss if you step back into the past when you step back into your building.

The Story Behind the Story

A tribute to longtime Outreach magazine editor Jim Long who passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021