Pastors / Leadership Archives

Even seemingly innocent day-to-day interactions with youth can lead to unspeakable dangers—for the youth and for the viability of your ministry.

If American history is any guide to the American present, we are on the edge of a great revival of traditional Christianity.

There’s more to a pulpit than a link to the past. Pulpits aren’t about tradition. They’re not about the “way we’ve always done it.” Pulpits are...

Expectations among some believers for perfection can lead to demands that are more strict than God.

With proper security measures in place, a church or religious organization can deter or prevent a potential incident from happening, said security...

No matter what you say or write, there is no controversy until someone does not agree with you.

Build a small group that encourages people to study Scripture in a relational way, and you’ll Find the Flow that will unleash God’s Spirit into...

As more and more churches respond to the call of short-term missions, this brings with it the challenge of preaching through an interpreter.

Are we witnessing the collapse of evangelicalism in America? Many think so. I, for one, do not.

No matter how well intentioned you are, your ministry won't be effective if you simply provide services for the poor.

The challenge for Edwards, and for church leaders of other multi-generational churches, is how to best balance the technological needs of younger...

American Christians have a lot of virtues but historical mindedness isn’t one of them. As Americans we like to think that we’re the first to do...

Every institution exists because of leadership and management. Your church couldn't survive without them. Every pastor, whether mandated or not, is...

But, one of the most important thing that I learned in seminary about myself was that I don’t know everything. The more I learned the more I...

Membership has waned in the nation's largest Christian bodies -- the Roman Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention -- while mainline...