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Why Hiring an Interim Pastor Might Be Good for Your Church

8 reasons why you should consider a temporary pastor to help you gain more clarity about the direction of your church.

Hearing God

But imagine this. What if you had a handwritten note sent to you from God? Would you carry it around in your pocket for a couple of weeks and open it when you got around to it?

10 Major Pitfalls of Church Boards

Are these mistakes undercutting the effectiveness of your board?

A Pastoral Response to Concerns That You’re Talking Too Much About Race

What a crazy time to be a pastor! Before the horrific events of the last few weeks, there was already a myriad of memes...

5 Reasons Online Attendance Is Dropping

Moving from adaptation to innovation

How to Rediscover the Goodness of God

Remembering the goodness of God when life is difficult or mundane

4 Options for VBS in the New Normal

What will your church do about VBS this year?

Listening to the Prophetic Words of Our Hurting Brothers and Sisters

George Floyd, empathy and creating space for prophetic lament

Time for a New Normal

This pandemic has shaken the world—so much sickness, death and economic destruction. Our first concern should be the hurting, but we eventually do need...

What Did We Learn From This COVID-19 Season?

Why we cannot go back to business as usual.

Alan Briggs: Church Culture Audit

What is your church known for?