What Does a Servant Leader Look Like?
pastors and church leaders should have a default posture of service. If you’re not willing to be a servant leader, then you are not fit to have authority and influence within the body of Christ.
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Do You (Inadvertently) Treat Under-Appreciated Youth Pastors Like Second String?
Being a youth pastor is also a lot of work, full of odd hours, vastly varied responsibilities, and often unexpected moments wherein students need genuine pastoral care and wise counsel, yet they are frequently under-appreciated youth pastors.
What’s Keeping You From Healthy Boundaries?
Healthy boundaries make for healthy souls. Unhealthy boundaries make for unhealthy souls.
Curious Pastors Are Better Pastors
Pastors who allow suspicion to guide their interactions with foreign ideas and practices not only cultivate a personal lifestyle marked by fundamentalism but an entire congregation that is.
Do Your Sermons Provoke Thinking?
The unthinking has a difficult time with Jesus. Our Lord refuses to abide by their demands, just as He did with every group He ministered to in the First Century.
Tips for Leading with Vulnerability as You Lead
A misguided vulnerability will add too much anxiety into the church culture and has the potential to destabilize the congregation. You can practice leading with vulnerability without freaking out your church.
Leading While Bruised Through Difficult Times
The hard parts of ministry and life, often experienced when leading through difficult times, are used by God to unearth the false identities and comforts that I tend to cling to other than God himself.
The No. 1 Threat to Pastors and Church Planters
There is one thing that is repeatedly the downfall of biblical figures and modern church leaders alike.
Speak Peace
This is the time to focus on the core message of your church. Based on the talent and gifts of the pastor, teaching, worship and other teams, what is the most essential message you should be sharing?
5 Resolutions for Church Leadership
The best pastors find ways to create a collective vision with input from various church members. They do not champion their preferences as the vision for all, especially when considering new church leadership resolutions.