Church Leaders Update Archives

In all the busy-ness, it’s tempting to think of your home group as an optional extra—to fit in so long as you have the time, and the energy. Here’s...

The start of a new year is always a time of reflection and recalibration, particularly in the life of a leader. Every year I put myself through the...

The Bible offers something far more hopeful to people wrestling with homosexuality than the eradication of symptoms (i.e., same-sex attraction)....

Life groups are crucial for spiritual growth but how does a small group leader nurture these relationships and encourage real talk?

If you wait until your kids are perfectly behaved to take them to church, you may find that their childhood has come and gone with no “perfectly...

Leadership happens in our messy world, not in an imaginary world of ideally sanitized conditions. In fact, if you’re not living in the real world,...

I'm not interested in having a funeral when I pass away. My question is… did Jesus have a funeral and is it alright NOT to have one?

The Bible is relevant to all peoples, all cultures, all ages…and it is relevant on its own accord.

Being a member of the body of Christ isn’t about me at all. It’s about my loving and worthy Savior.

This is the time to recap the year that was. But how do you really get a 12-month snapshot of a culture’s zeitgeist? I would argue for two words:...

Developing a fresh vision for your church can bring your congregation together during this new season.

"What a Friend:" The words of this hymn help us find solace in the fact that whatever trials and troubles come our way, we can always find a friend...

Approximately 50 percent of students will disengage from their faith after they leave home.

If a person with dementia commits sin without asking for forgiveness, what happens? Roger tackles this reader's question.

Expository preaching is the exegesis and “exposing” of universal Biblical truth to every age, every audience. Expository preaching is the proleptic...