Leadership

What Type of Leader Are You?

Spend some time reflecting on your current leadership model by writing down the pluses and minuses of where your leadership stands and see if tweaks could be made to make you a more effective leader.

Renovate by Innovating

It sounds so simple, but it will take grit to overcome self-doubt and strategic decline to push forward with an innovative spirit to reach the community and bless them as the hands and feet of Christ.

Create Community Through Technology

There are five practical ways in which I have personally seen my church transform from Sunday gatherings only to table fellowship that extends fellowship well into the week.

Investing in Hope

What are the signs a congregation has more energy dedicated to hope than just survival?

Shifting the Power Dynamics in the Church

Power lies not in the pastors' hands but with the laypeople the pastor is called to oversee.

Overcoming Frustration in Ministry

How many times have you acted out of frustration, and thus hindered God's best for your ministry?

Am I Being Well Led?

How Psalm 23 Shows Pastors Ways to Shepherd Their People

Overcoming Landmines in Ministry

If you keep your chin up and knees down, God will help you turn around his church.

Loneliness and the Church

What Americans of every stripe experienced combines several factors that contribute to loneliness.

Holy Moments

To be a Minister of Word and Sacrament means to pay attention, to be observant, to find the holy, not only in the night sky but also in the everyday.

Mandy Smith: My Top 4 Books on Spiritual Formation

Here are some thoughtful resources on spiritual formation that could help strengthen and encourage you during these hard times.