Leadership

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.

The Rise of the Entrepreneurial Church: How Churches Can Fund Ministry Beyond Tithes

Entrepreneurial church models allow churches to step outside the walls of Sunday services and meet people where they live, work and gather. They open doors to relationships that lead to discipleship. They create spaces for people who might never set foot in a sanctuary to encounter the love of Christ.

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."

14 Things Every Pastor Wishes His Worship Leader Knew

"As a worship leader, you should be leading people to worship with you, not merely in the same room as you."