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.

7 Ways Pastors Can Navigate the Pain of Rejection

"Rejection actually physically hurts. It’s an automatic response to rejection that God wired into our bodies."

6 Traits of a Church Disrupter

"The disrupter is just that: He disrupts the unity of the church. He disrupts the outward focus of the church."

Leadership Mentoring: The Perils of Performing

"Performing for the crowd is a temptation for many in ministry and can easily pollute our motives and distort our character."

5 Questions for Pastors Preaching in the Middle of a Cultural Crisis

"Does every significant cultural moment require us to abandon the preplanned message in favor of a 'hot topic' message?"

Leadership and Laughter: 4 Steps to Raise the Joy Quotient in Your Ministry

"Search your heart, examine your joy level and grow these attributes in your life. It will be very, very good for your soul."

3 New Outreach Realities That Many Churches Still Don’t Get

"Strategies must be continually evaluated in light of our rapidly changing and increasingly settled post-Christian culture."

5 Characteristics of a Leader Who Is Easy to Follow

"All of us know the sting of being motivated by shame, guilt or fear, but these leaders have chosen a better way."

Leadership Mentoring: Giving Ministry Away

"Giving ministry away to others is critical to a leader’s health and sanity, as well as essential for church health and expansion."