Church Leaders Update Archives

Christians can be right on the key facts of the gospel, but at the same time miss some of the critical implications and applications for daily...

Life is all about tension. Growth and decay. Light and dark. We see it in our spiritual lives, too. Even in prayer.

By average I don’t mean mediocre or lazy. Just normal. Because that’s what most of those leading in churches today are. Normal.

God speaks in many ways and in various places. However, there is a difference between God speaking and our hearing Him.

The knee-jerk “change or die” reactions seem to have dominated the how-should-we-do-church conversation. Stetzer’s analysis offers a seasoned,...

Once you meet people in deep and extreme poverty, you understand the fury of the prophets. It was in a slum in Bihar, India, where my heart first...

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Dr. Roger shares 5 important reasons why churches should talk about money and ask for it consistently.

A reader wonders why her cheating husband is prospering and she is not. Dr. Roger looks at what Psalm 73 says about when life seems unfair.

Most songwriters want to get their songs on the radio. Keith and Kristyn Getty hope their songs end up in dusty old hymnbooks.

I'm proposing that every church needs to have four teams of workers who will focus on people in the congregation who need our help.

if you want your church to be more friendly, maybe it's time for you to go out of your way to create meaningful friendships.

Picture this: You are talking with someone about a problem. A ministry that isn’t growing, a child that isn’t behaving, a wife that isn’t feeling...

Roger shares his thoughts on the problem with "Competitive Christianity" in the Church.

In November 2012, God awakened me to His promises and showed me my unbelief. He opened my eyes to see how little fruit existed in my life and how...