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Living and Leading Above the Warning Signs

We can’t lead well from last year’s spiritual fuel. We need a fresh touch from God today.

A Personal Approach to Go and Make Disciples in 2026

Let’s face it: If our people who are believers can’t clearly articulate the basics of the gospel, we must be teaching them something else as more important.

Seeking Humility

Biblical synonyms for pride include conceit, superiority, insolence, arrogance, boasting, contempt, wrongdoing and self-centeredness.

The Week After Easter: Post Easter Church Encouragement

When you lead a church, you cant help but dreamand dream big. I think thats one of the marks of a leader. But for most, its not long before the dream comes face to face with reality, especially in the week after Easter.

How to Champion a Multiethnic Church

Seeking to build a multiethnic church in one of the most racially divided cities in the world

When Your Church Is Resisting Change

The future is uncharted territory, but we walk forward into it whether we like it or not. Believers have a Lord who dwells in the future as well as the present. We can go confidently into that good night, as one put it. He leadeth me in paths of righteousness, especially when the church is resisting change.

Sean Nemecek: Wholeness After Pastor Burnout Recovery

Teams that thrive tend to encourage one another seven to nine times more than they criticize, a key aspect of pastor burnout recovery.

Who’s the Evangelism Champion in Your Church?

“It takes a team—a multistrand cord of leadership—to effectively direct the local church in evangelism.”

How to Help Young People Process Grief After Tragedy

Its important to take time to help young people sort through their thoughts and feelings about tragic events. Whenever news of a school shooting spreads, our young people are impacted. Innocence ebbs away, and studentsmany who already struggle with anxietycan spiral into confusion, fear, and even depression when helping young people process grief.

What an Introvert Is — and Is Not

There’s a lot wrong with me, but introversion isn’t one of the things. I’m just quieter than some leaders you may know — or your immediate perception of a leader.

Alan Briggs: We Get Back Up After Falling

It never gets old to watch leaders formed and shaped in the painful, yet necessary, crucible of struggle and come out the other side more resilient, getting back up after falling.