Church Leaders Update Archives

The title is a come-on, to give me the chance to say one huge thing to every pastor: You have no idea what ranks as the most important part of your...

What can the church do to make singles and single parents feel welcome?

Until fairly recently, Protestants and Catholics in this country were, if not enemies, then certainly players on opposing teams.

The local church exists to glorify God the Father by making disciples of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Max Lucado comes strong with great quotes about living with anxiety, especially in the United States. Max's book is titled "Anxious for Nothing,"...

It is possible to have great doubt and great faith at the same time. The two are not mutually exclusive. In Mother Teresa, in Luther and in Lewis...

Call it a crisis of faith or something similar, but what if that one question prompts the beginning of a deepening walk with the Lord?

I have friends that say they “woke up too late” or “didn’t feel like going,” but instead watched the service online (or simply missed it entirely)....

We are the Church of Jesus Christ. We are members of the same body. We need to model to our nation what true oneness means.

Throughout history, virtually every society has sought to teach people how to deal with pain and suffering. Sadly, our current culture has largely...

The events I dreaded the most when I first became a pastor were funerals. But not every funeral.

It’s important for pastors to keep reminding themselves God did not give them ownership of the flocks which they are tending.

If you want to be an effective pastor and church leader, avoid these five things:

I have yet to hear that anyone became a Christian because someone preached a Gospel message during a memorial service.

If our brief time on earth is only the “cover and title page” of our eternal existence, it only makes sense that we would want to know what comes...