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 Things Pastors Often Keep to Themselves

Pastors seldom know who we can trust, which is why we become guarded and may appear harder to get to know. Most senior pastors have been burned by someone they once trusted. Many senior pastors have seasons where it feels the staff, church leaders and congregation are talking about us behind our back.

How Can You Support Your Tired Pastor?

Don’t ask your pastor to make every decision. Most pastors are “decision weary.” Unless the issue is critical, see if you can find solutions other than going to the pastor with the problem or need.

I Am Weak, But He Is Strong

A weakness or limitation is different than being a weak person or a limited leader. It’s an acknowledgment of your humanity and gives you clues to how God wants to use you.

Is Your Church Healthy or Toxic?

While God is powerful to do his supernatural work in even the most adverse situations, we hamper our effectiveness when we fail to pursue both holiness and wholeness.

He Gets Us

There’s something unique about Jesus that is absolutely compelling, and if we can make him our story, then watch out.

The Importance of Communicating Well

Sometimes, you just have to be comfortable with silence. In any conversation, if you aren’t disciplined about how you communicate, the people around you get distracted, bored, and even annoyed.

The Church of Today

Relevant churches are the churches that tend to the tangible needs of their community, caring for the “least of these” and working for the common good.

Self-Focused Statements to Avoid

We must be careful not to let pride be the motivation in building our seat of influence. Or in taking credit that belongs to Him and should be shared with others.