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.

4 Reasons the Senior Pastor Shouldn’t Preach Every Week

"Some call it being 'protective of the pulpit.' But let’s call it for what it really is: insecurity."

Shaping Your Church’s Core Values

"I have noticed three consistent core value principles in successful churches."

How to Kill Envy and Embrace Contentment

"Envy is resenting God’s goodness in others’ lives and ignoring God’s goodness in your own life."

7 Insights to Make Your Sermon More Memorable

"Recently I gave an entire message to our church on these ideas."

Why the Church Can’t Replace the Family

Connecting Church and Home: How to create a grace-based partnership between the church and family.

The Debt-Free Church: Is It Possible? This Georgia Church Says Yes

Is it possible to have a debt-free church? Journey Church in Roswell, Georgia, would say yes.

What the Church Can Learn From NFL Owner Jerry Jones

"If your church wants to multiply, it’s time to take a fresh look at how your building can transform how you do ministry."

Multiethnic Church: Why Diversity Requires Maturity

“If unity and diversity are perfected in the eternal church, we should be ever pursuing its perfection in the local church, as well.”