Church Leaders Update Archives

When your world feels shaken up because all you thought to be true (about who you are, who God is, and how God works in this world) got twisted up...

The contemporary church seems desperate when it attempts to package Christianity as cool and relevant. Enter hipster and author, Brett McCracken,...

Faith is a gift. If it is a gift, I didn’t do anything to deserve it. Faith begins with God and ends with a life filled with hope and confidence....

What phrases are Christians using that are cringe-worthy, cliché, or contradictory to the Bible?

If you have been watching the church world at all in recent months, I don’t need to walk you through the brouhaha surrounding Beth Moore leaving...

Spiritual disciplines are regular, biblical practices that help individuals spiritually grow and cultivate a deeper connection with...

You can see how this topic creates many emotions. I hope you can also see how this topic reveals our self-focused nature. For some, Mother's...

How can each of us take this legacy and continue it as our own? We can start by developing a deeper relationship with God by studying His...

As the weather gets warmer and hemlines rise, necklines plunge, and shirtless men become more common, modesty is a hot topic—especially among...

My prayer is we would even more proclaim the wonder and necessity of the blood of Jesus. Let us declare louder than ever before “O precious is the...

What if the church saw singleness not as “incomplete” but as a calling? Learn how every single Christian has a divine purpose, and how our church...

How many pastors and other church staff members struggle with porn or have engaged in other sexually inappropriate behaviors? Finding reliable...

As a pastor, I’m most often asked this question: “Why is this happening to me? I don’t understand it. I thought I was pursuing God’s dream, but now...

Despite God's loving nature and the principles and instructions about love and hospitality in Scripture, we all know there are some churches we...

Here’s a look at some major differences between Jesus’ words and some other ancient philosophers. What do the world’s major religions say about...