Pastors / Leadership Archives

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...

Worship is so much more than just the time your congregation sings during your church’s weekend services.

According to a recent article by a professor at Iliff School of Theology, "No one reads or interprets the Bible literally – regardless as to what...

When we plan mission trips, too often we ask the local church if they want to be involved. Maybe we should start by asking if we should be involved...

Is it true that lazy and complacent Christianity develops in "safe" countries, while persecution fosters a robust Christianity?