Church Leaders Update Archives

How should a pastor, worship pastor, or lay leader choose hymns for his or her local congregation to sing regularly?

I posted a paragraph on Facebook calling for pastors to dress "to inspire confidence." Within 24 hours I had 245 comments. Clearly, people have...

Have you ever noticed the joy and satisfaction that well-up from deep within you when you use and share your God-given talents and gifts?

If all you had to reference were the Bible, what would Church look like? Francis Chan's latest book "is about how [I] and others have been trying...

Christians want to think that their beliefs are of sound doctrine; however, a recent study suggests that evangelicals believe several heretical...

I’ll be blunt: I think there might be a few too many articles on tithing in the Christian internet community.

God created His church so that we wouldn’t have to do the journey by ourselves.

Unemployment hurts everyone—men and women alike.

There is a continuing trend of churches renaming themselves in an apparent effort to invigorate a plateaued or even declining situation. Usually it...

Readers will think of exceptions. But by and large, these statements have been found to be solid and trustworthy throughout long years of ministry.

In the Bible, there are only two times, in all four of the biographical accounts of the life of Jesus, that we're told Jesus became filled with...

In Ross Douthat’s book "Bad Religion," the New York Times columnist offers a synopsis of the core beliefs of America’s wave of “spiritual but not...

Every day our world seems to grow darker and filled with fear. As Christian women, we are desperate for female leaders who can boldly remind us of...

This is a common question among churchgoers. The first place to start in answering this question is to find out the specific needs of your church...