Pastors / Leadership Archives

Statistics tell us that churches have more guests on Easter Sunday than any other Sunday of the year. Will we be ready for them?

The beacon of light has faded, the salt has lost its savor, and the message of the cross has been edited out of most sermons. We have lost our...

Is church about the preaching? The music? The programs? The outreach? When we talk about church, it’s natural to become focused on what we do or...

How does one end up having thousands of friends in his later years?

You brought a sermon on an important scriptural passage which you knew was from the Lord and inspired of God. So, why was the sermon so poorly...

Women clearly played an important, central role in the early Church, but over time, this role often seems to have been diminished and often women...

I often hear from Christians who want to find a mentor, but aren’t sure how to go about that.

One of the most popular preachers in America took the stage at NRB a week ago, preaching a message loud and clear: America needs a Third Great...

There are many strategies needed for the church to have an open “front door” – to help those who were previously unchurched to come, and feel not...

Is God in the process of raising up one leader to take Billy Graham's place?

Below are the thoughts, ideas, and arguments of five Christian leaders following the rise in gun violence.

50 years from now, historians, theologians, scholars and church growth experts will be studying Billy Graham's unprecedented influence.

Check these five categories and see if they ring any bells about your own church.

Graham was one of the titanic figures of American evangelicalism and his life spanned some of the interesting and tumultuous years of world...

Jesus will build his church, with us or without us. But if we are going to be faithful to him, we must share his mission.