Leadership

Aging Well in the Faith

Physically, we can live 40 days without food and three days without water, but only seconds without breathing. Spiritually, we can do no better.

Pastor, Is Your Passion is Waning?

You know God has called you to ministry, but your passion is waning, if not gone.

How to Overcome Betrayal Trauma in Ministry

With their friends’ departures, pastors have had to recalibrate the very real cost of spiritual intimacy in doing life together.

5 Early Trends From Churches That Are Reopening

The regathering of churches for in-person services is garnering a lot of attention in both the religious and secular media. I totally get that....

Brain Secrets to Make You a Better Leader

I love leadership and I love learning about the brain. A few years ago I finished an executive masters in the neuroscience of leadership...

10 Burning Questions About Church Attendance in the New Normal

Talk to any church leader over the last decade, and they’ll tell you it feels more challenging than ever to get people to come...

6 Leadership Weaknesses Pastors Face

Gaps that limit your ability to lead

How to Find Stability in a Season of Disruption

I’ve been a runner for decades, well, more like a jogger. I don’t run far, I don’t run fast, and I don’t run pretty,...

5 Future-Oriented Questions to Ask as You Consider Reopening Your Church

If you’re feeling like the decisions you’re facing as a pastor today are complicated, you’re right. There are so many complex, confusing and uncertain factors...

The Decision Whether or Not to Reopen Is Not a Litmus Test of Faith

What does drinking have to do with reopening the church? Since this is already a divisive conversation, I will just go ahead and make...

7 New Disruptive Trends That Will Shape the Future of the Church

Crisis is not just a disrupter, it's an accelerator.