Pastors / Leadership Archives

If you’ve been around church or church people for any length of time, you may have heard the term “apologetics” and wondered what it means. More...

Leadership happens in our messy world, not in an imaginary world of ideally sanitized conditions. In fact, if you’re not living in the real world,...

I found that being on a church staff doesn’t make you immune to burnout. I also witnessed many people in our church body fall prey to the...

Building community artificially doesn’t work. Like using synthetic fertilizers, fruits grow but they don’t reach their full potential. Churches are...

The best passage I know that teaches on how Christians handle conflict are the words Paul penned in 1 Corinthians 6:1-11.

You have bigger things to do today than talk about a football game. Any pastor who questions that should go back and examine his calling.

hether it’s a disagreement of church policy or a physical move across the country, the search for a church can be as daunting as finding a new...

Christians leave churches for many reasons. For some, it’s simply a life change like moving to another community. Maybe they find a church that...

I suggest work is a learned skill, and we would do well to teach our children to work and to enjoy it.

Some of the staff was told by the old pastor that it is common practice for the staff to also put in resignation letters and leave with the old...

Ministry Leaders are always looking for new ideas to keep their Bible studies, ministry areas, or Sunday School classes flourishing. Here are a few...

The day a pastor announces he is leaving is like losing a member of your own family. It can cause stress and grief beyond what you know or can...

What if a person has musculoskeletal health problems that prevent them from being thrown backwards under water?

Anglican Christianity, which stems from the Protestant Reformation, is one of the largest Christian traditions in the world.

When the enemy attacks the church, God’s people panic and flee like chickens in the barnyard when a hostile dog arrives.