Pastors / Leadership Archives

Can a megachurch survive the departure of its megastar pastor? For Seattle’s Mars Hill Church, it’s an open question.

“Are you in a relationship where you are being physically hurt by your partner?” “Yes”, she answered.

The pastor of a large and influential church was recently asked about his stance on gay marriage. He gave what I thought was a very astute...

It pains me no end to realize that people look at Christians and at churches and make decisions about Jesus. We represent Him so poorly.

One of the great encouragements we have to live as disciple-making disciples is the powerful promises of God. Have you ever considered how the...

I am often asked my opinion of the mega-church model of ministry. I find the model lacking, frankly, but not for the reasons you might think.

In my latest book, The Rise of the Nones: Understanding and Reaching the Religiously Unaffiliated, I charted the meteoric rise of this religious...

Our worst instincts will be to blame whatever we don’t like and to turn against each other. Let’s imagine a better scenario, perhaps even one that...

These questions are the heart of what is churning around in the minds of those on the outside-looking-in at the Christian faith. They have so many...

Evangelical leaders are angry after city officials subpoenaed sermons by local pastors who oppose an new equal rights ordinance.

Mark Driscoll resigned from his Seattle church Tuesday October 14, according to a document obtained by RNS.

One disappointment I have had in ministry is watching people come to church, get excited for a time, then disappear. Here are 7 reasons why they...

Pastors have a responsibility to shepherd those in their ministries. But what to do when the danger comes from other leaders?

Do you need more preschool workers to serve children? Do you need more greeters to greet? Here's why.

Modern evangelicals would answer this in a variety of ways. Let us examine A.W. Tozer's insightful words.