Pastors / Leadership Archives

As much as anything ever, your pastor longs–has a deep burning desire–for people to acknowledge that he is a man of God and that when he stands to...

The Clergy Project is a parable of our times, but it is also a pathetic portrait of the desperation of many atheist and secularist groups. They are...

I can show you several preachers who cannot count on the fingers of one hand the number of true friends they have. They are loners, and, if I’m any...

I am about to go where angels fear to tread. Yep, church numbers.

This article examines Admiral Vern Clark as leader in a Connection Culture, encouraging vision, value, and individual voice.

Hey, wait ... where's ... where's the shepherd going? What about your sheep?!

I want to make sure that churches understand their models. And specifically, that if you want to be a church for the unchurched, you understand...

Many churches today have succumbed to church growth syndrome. Pastors and church leaders are always looking for the next new thing which promises...

I've spent a great deal of time moving our church to be "devoted to prayer." During this time, I have developed some fundamentals that I believe I...

"Snarky" is a relatively new, mostly British slang adjective that means "critical," "cutting" or "testy." It can refer to a person, or mood. Or, in...

I am convinced that this is the personal discipline that is most necessary for our progress in the faith.

There are a number of reasons why more protestant churches haven't embraced the arts. But in simply addressing why we can move closer to...

When we talk about a New Renaissance of art within the church, important and obvious questions arise: Who is an artist? And what is...

A working definition: church hopping is going from one church to another without committing to any one church for any significant period of time...