Church Leaders Update Archives

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...

Every person makes the same kinds of mistakes and feels pretty much the same inner turmoil as every other person.

By asking and answering questions, it ensures that the group is growing not just in head knowledge but also in practical application.

I learned the hard way. Just because I was raised in the church and was a passionate follower of Christ, that didn’t mean that I was whole on the...

Why do you do what you do in ministry? What’s driving you? Better yet, how do you understand what you are doing in ministry?

I wondered how many others, just like me, came to the sanctuary each Sunday morning with heavy hearts. Hearts full of grief and gloom, and yet I’m...