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.

10 Sure-Fire Ways to Drive Away Your Pastor

"The first step toward running a pastor off in search of a better church is rejecting the one you have."

There Is No Shortcut Back Into Ministry After a Moral Failure

Phil Cooke: "Never fall for the deception that your past sin makes you more effective as a Christian leader."

4 Reasons Every Pastor Should Journal

"In a world of deep conversations, we need a place to ponder better questions, not just finely tuned answers."

7 Practices of the Best Church Staffs

"Whether you are blessed with natural chemistry, all teams must invest effort and energy to experience great chemistry."

From the Heart of a Pastor: Personal Reflections on the 44th President of the United States

"We explained to our children that in America's 240 years of historical existence, this was a first."

The Most Important Question for Every Church Leader

"This question needs to be applied specifically to different areas of our lives."

4 Ways Your Church Can Be Innovative

"Change is like electricity. Handled well, it brings great blessings. Handled carelessly, it can burn the house down."

The Difference Between Church Members and Chicken

"I’m learning that systems are good … for preparing chicken. But systems have to include freedom when dealing with people."