Pastors / Leadership Archives

We love the idea of community, but how many people are content to shake hands and have a two-second conversation?

Did you know that statistically 1 in 5 women and 1 in 20 men are harboring a secret? They were sexually abused as children.

In this concise one-liner we find one of the most acceptable forms of idolatry in evangelicalism...

It is not an easy task to transition a church into new leadership, but Dr. Roger shares how he was able to do this successfully within his own...

As a pastor, I need to evaluate my own heart and preparedness for the moment of the sermon. In doing so, I’ve come up with five generalized styles...

This is not just an American issue but I live here so I will talk about what I know.

I was talking with a church recently that had explosive growth, but things have slowed. They wanted to know why they were not growing any longer....

What we are attempting to do here is walk a fine line between the fun of humor and exaggeration and the conviction of truth and righteousness...

One of the most frequent questions I get from fellow pastors has to do with hiring (and firing) staff. As in how do you know who to hire? When do...

The assumption that bigger is better pervades the church leadership culture. What if that’s the wrong tack?

Would the people of your church have to weep if they lost you? Would be able to remember you for all the good you did to others?

How do you go about resolving the tension between, on the one hand, having a “dialogue” approach to evangelism and viewing it as a process, and, on...

The pushback against the radical Christian life is in full swing. It was inevitable, I think, and healthy. Books like "Radical" were meant to...

Rob Bell, former pastor and now host of the “Rob Bell Show” on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN television network, is now maintaining that a church that...

Dr. Roger explains why some pastors are reluctant to preach on demonic activity, and what we need to know about Satan and his evil forces in the...