Leadership

Learn to Linger in Grief

Imagine a church where grief isn’t ignored, but it also isn’t hopeless. Where lament isn’t a sign of weak faith, but an act of worship.

When ‘More’ Doesn’t Cut It

We can’t have some churches saving lives and some churches ruining lives. More is not enough. We need more and better.

A Sanctifying Space

The local church does not simply occupy space. Rather, it makes place.

A Kansas Pastor Learns That a Heart for Evangelism Starts With Him

“I was operating in ‘airplane mode.’ I carried the gospel with me, but I wasn’t using it or sharing it.”

3 Signs of a Pastor Who Lacks Integrity

"Integrity. It is a powerful word. It is used to describe people who who live honorably and humbly."

10 Key Traits That All Effective Church Leaders Possess

"Churches must have leaders who have the right tools to make it through the good seasons and the hard seasons."

Are You on Track if You Lead a Church of Fewer Than 100 People?

"We need to acknowledge the reality that church planting is a long, hard slog. And it is a lot harder than it used to be."

Knowing Your Community: The Math of the Kingdom

"You must never forget that all efforts, methods and strategies serve the greater goal of gospel proclamation."

What It Means to Be a ‘Peculiar People’

"Long before this predicament, this issue of our chasing something that could never be caught, God had in mind a solution."

6 Attitudes That Kill Evangelism

"I have seen churches make dramatic turnarounds when just one person decided to be obedient to the Great Commission."

10 Transformative Lessons for Healthy Churches and Leaders

"When we have overlooked issues of character because of natural abilities or effectiveness, we have always paid a price."