Church Leaders Update Archives

Ultimately, thriving while you're waiting on God's timing comes down to trusting His sovereignty. It's about remembering that He is in control, He...

Pastors stand on the front lines of spiritual battle every day. Discover six powerful ways you can pray for your pastor’s protection, strength, and...

It is obvious that God likes variety because he made us in a variety of hair colors, skin colors, heights, talents, and personalities. The church...

We crave success, but it's fruitfulness that God values. Here’s how to trade striving for abiding—and start bearing fruit that actually matters.

It is hard to think that the praise and worship of the Lord would be anything other than genuine, heartfelt, and holy—but the reality is that...

Artificial intelligence can write a sermon, but it cannot shepherd a soul. These five warnings remind us why AI must never take the place of...

It's tempting to let the complex nature of both to say that worship is only singing in church and box up our emotions. But God created us to...

There are eight ways to spot fake prophets in today’s churches.

The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in your faith, guiding you, empowering you, and pointing you to Jesus in ways you may not even realize.

It always breaks my heart to encounter a church that is ready to implode. Frankly, some churches live in that tension continually. Some cultures...

The decline of church attendance today happens, in part, because we have chosen to believe the myth that the youth are our future. They are not....

Worship services around the world reflect their unique cultures through diverse music, community styles, generational inclusion, personal...

As odd as it seems, the dark prince does not hesitate to speak the truth if it will make us think we shouldn’t pray.

Most of what follows about leading God’s church is counterintuitive. Or, maybe better said: not what you might be expecting. But these 10 lessons...

Money itself is neutral, but Jesus was absolutely clear that money in people's lives is never neutral. All of us have to pick a side when it comes...