Pastors / Leadership Archives

To the shepherd of a stagnant flock: If your church has plateaued, make sure you haven’t. Here are 10 (hopefully) encouraging ideas.

Dr. J. Robert Clinton has invested much of his career analyzing why people do—or don’t—finish well. His study of 800+ Christian leaders concludes:...

To say Jesus is worthy is no light matter. It is to say we owe Him our total loyalty, come what may. To say or sing “Worthy is the Lamb” is a...

Here are three ways pastors and church leaders can deliver a very special Easter, while we’re all staying at home under quarantine.

If there was ever a time that the old adage “the Church is not a building,” rings true, it’s now. In no particular order of priority, here are 25...

Churches can help “creasters” move from attending church services once or twice a year to faithful, serving church members. Perhaps they visited a...

If Elijah can pray that it would not rain for three years, we can pray to strengthen our world leaders. We can pray to end this pandemic. We can...

For those who are asking if I think that taking an SBA-backed loan, as provided for in the CARES Act, is a violation of our conviction of a free...

Regardless of what happens this Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter, this year’s Holy Week will be memorable. The God who saves has not left us....

COVID-19 is willing the church to rise up and seize the opportunity that millions of people around the world need a Truth that only God can supply....

The Bible offers many cautionary tales, including Eli's story. Although God gifted Eli with a powerful role, he chose not to use it well. Eli’s...

We can trust that no matter what happens, God will be glorified, his plan will be accomplished, and we will reap eternal rewards in Heaven where we...

We are all called to do ministry and even minister, but in all kinds of different ways so that the gospel can be proclaimed, the kingdom can be...

Today, and every day, we need to catch the wonder of the risen Jesus, as they did when he broke the bread at their table. And when we catch it, we...

 Those who can give should step up in this time of need, and those who are in need should be willing to accept help and look to serve where...