How Is the Online World Affecting Us?
Polling reveals two things we all seem to agree on: people are more likely to express anger on social media than in person (nearly nine in 10), and we are angrier today compared to a generation ago (84%).
Leadership
Why the Best Pastors Are Broken
It is not the man who has not struggled who makes a great champion for Christ. It is the one who has overcome by the power of Christ. And there is no overcoming without the struggle arriving first.
What Can the Church Learn about Suicide?
Yet within the Christian community, where openness and grace should flow the richest and deepest, where the masks are meant to come off and safety offered to all, owning depression is virtually taboo. There is an unwritten rule that people of faith shouldn’t be depressed.
When Church Members Cause Frustration
Perhaps it’s because the strained connections and harsh words feed into my own insecurities. Or maybe it’s because there are so many more of the blessed times.
What Are the Benefits of Diversity Among Church Leaders?
In a church, the faces the congregation sees on the stage matter. If all the faces are the same race, gender, or age, they often assume that’s who’s welcome in that church.
7 Essential Disciplines for Effective Spiritual Leadership
All leaders should lead well, but when one claims to be a follower of Christ their leadership reflects on his or her walk with Christ.
Focus on Just One Person to Reverse the Decline of Christianity
When was the last time you talked to a single person about Jesus? When was the last time you mentioned to your waiter or waitress that you came to the restaurant from church, and see where that conversation went?
How to Thrive in Bivocational Ministry
Hint: It's not doing two things poorly, but learning to thrive in bivocational ministry.
Claude R. Alexander Jr.: Obligation, Calling and Purpose
If I understand faith as something I get, then it’s a matter of how I use it. But if I understand that God has me, then the matter becomes how God chooses to use me, not how I choose to use God.
What David Can Teach Us About Leadership
Notice David had a vision. He had a word from God, but this was a bigger request than David and his men probably felt capable of doing. They were still a young army.