How to Handle New Pastor Resistance to Change
Successfully navigating the transition as a new pastor involves understanding and managing the resistance to change that often arises.
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How God Uses Divine Appointments
It's no coincidence that God brings the people he does into our lives.
Pastors, Consider These 4 Pastor New Year’s Resolutions This Year
While you wont always be as consistent in your followthrough as you had hoped, the process of setting pastor new year's resolutions can be an important spiritual discipline that at least sets our focus in the right direction.
Preaching to Ourselves
As a pastor, there’s something I don’t like to hear after I preach. I get where people are coming from when they say it, but it still bothers me when people say it. It’s when, after the sermon on the way out, they say “that was a great sermon, Pastor! I wish my ____________ was … Continued
Hope Church: From Toleration to Celebration—Part 2
For Hope Church, becoming multiethnic is an essential component of reflecting the gospel.
Do You Know These 5 Church Community Demographics?
Rarely do pastors and church leaders know the church community demographics of their neighborhoods, especially concerning poverty and medical bills. To care for those in need, understanding this data is crucial.
What Expository Preaching Is and What Its Not
Dispelling three common myths about what expository preaching is.
Hunger and Thirst No More: Finding the True Source
There is need here. There is desire here. There is even pain here. We are thirsty, hungry, and unsatisfied. But according to the prophet, we might well look to temporary alleviation of that thirst, hunger, and dissatisfaction instead of going through the full diagnostic process to find the true source of hunger and thirst.
Tell a Great Story to Rekindle the Flame
When we take those steps to get to know the person instead of operating out of assumptions we grow in compassion, joy, and empathy.
5 Things Dead Churches Teach Us
The churches kept waiting for the silver bullet. The most common silver bullet was a new pastor who would turn things around. The second most common silver bullet was a new youth or children’s minister who would do all the work to reach young people.
